3954. Felypressin

Nomenclature

CAS number: 56-59-7
Vasopressin 2-(l-phenylalanine)-8-l-lysine; 2-(phenylalanine)-8-lysine vasopressin; Phe2-Lys8-vasopressin; Phe2-Phe2-Lys8-oxytocin; PLV-2; Octapressin (Sandoz).
C46H65N13O11S2; mol wt 1040.22.
C 53.11%, H 6.30%, N 17.50%, O 16.92%, S 6.17%.

Description and references

Prepn: Boissonnas, Guttmann, Helv. Chim. Acta 43, 190 (1960); Meienhofer, du Vigneaud, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 82, 6336 (1960); GB 928607; R. Boissonnas, S. Guttmann, US 3232923 (1963, 1966, both to Sandoz).

Chemical structure

Therapeutic Category

Vasoconstrictor.

Keywords

Antidiuretic