Bioactivity | Octopamine (hydrochloride) (Standard) is the analytical standard of Octopamine (hydrochloride). This product is intended for research and analytical applications. Octopamine ((±)-p-Octopamine) hydrochloride, a biogenic monoamine structurally related to noradrenaline, acts as a neurohormone, a neuromodulator and a neurotransmitter in invertebrates. Octopamine hydrochloride can stimulate alpha2-adrenoceptors (ARs) in Chinese hamster ovary cells transfected with human alpha2-ARs. Octopamine hydrochloride increased glycogenolysis, glycolysis, oxygen uptake, gluconeogenesis and the portal perfusion pressure. |
CAS | 770-05-8 |
Formula | C₈H₁₂ClNO₂ |
Molar Mass | 189.64 |
Storage | Please store the product under the recommended conditions in the Certificate of Analysis. |