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Ornipressin

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Definition: A synthetic analog of vasopressin with ORNITHINE substitution at residue 8 of the cyclic nonapeptide. It is used as a local vasoconstrictor and hemostatic.     
Pharmacological Action Hemostatics; Vasoconstrictor Agents 		Other names Vasopressin, Ornithine; Ornithine Vasopressin; Orpressin; Ornithine 8 Vasopressin; POR-8; Ornithine-8-Vasopressin
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
vasopressin, Phe(2)-Ile(3)-Orn(8)  0   Ornipressin/*analogs & derivatives. Am J Physiol 1993 Jul;265(1 Pt 2):F26-F34
vasotocin, desGly(NH2)(9)d(CH2)5-Tyr(Me)(2)-Thr(4)-Orn(8)  115499-13-3   Ornipressin/*analogs & derivatives. Horm Behav 1991 Dec;25(4):549-59
vasopressin, 2-Gly-9-des-Gly-4-Val-8-Orn  113846-98-3   Ornipressin/*analogs & derivatives. Bioorg Khim 1988;14(1):10
vasopressin, 2-Gly-9-des-Gly-2-Phe-8-Orn  113846-97-2   Ornipressin/*analogs & derivatives. Bioorg Khim 1988;14(1):10
vasopressin, 9-des-Gly-(2-Phe-8-Orn)  102146-01-0   Ornipressin/*analogs & derivatives. Bioorg Khim 1988;14(1):10

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