Agmatine

Agmatine
Names
	IUPAC name 1-(4-Aminobutyl)guanidine
Identifiers
CAS Number	306-60-5 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:17431 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL58343 ;
ChemSpider	194 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.005.626
EC Number	206-187-7;
KEGG	C00179 ;
MeSH	Agmatine
PubChem CID	199;
UNII	70J407ZL5Q ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID0040961 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C5H14N4/c6-3-1-2-4-9-5(7)8/h1-4,6H2,(H4,7,8,9) Key: QYPPJABKJHAVHS-UHFFFAOYSA-N ;
	SMILES NCCCCNC(N)=N;
Properties
Chemical formula	C5H14N4
Molar mass	130.195 g·mol−1
Density	1.2 g/ml
Melting point	102 °C (216 °F; 375 K)
Boiling point	281 °C (538 °F; 554 K)
Solubility in water	high
log P	−1.423
Basicity (pKb)	0.52
Hazards
Flash point	95.8 °C (204.4 °F; 368.9 K)
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Agmatine, also known as 4-aminobutyl-guanidine, was discovered in 1910 by Albrecht Kossel. It is a chemical substance which is naturally created from the amino acid arginine. Agmatine has been shown to exert modulatory action at multiple molecular targets, notably: neurotransmitter systems, ion channels, nitric oxide (NO) synthesis, and polyamine metabolism and this provides bases for further research into potential pharmacological applications.