| Description | Ornithine-α-ketoglutarate (L-Ornithine-α-ketoglutarate) is a salt formed of 2 molecules of ornithine and 1 alpha-ketoglutarate. Ornithine-α-ketoglutarate improves nutritional status in chronically malnourished (e.g., elderly) and acutely malnourished patients (especially burn and trau |
| Synonyms | L-Ornithine-α-ketoglutarate, Ornithine α ketoglutarate, L Ornithine α ketoglutarate, Ornithine α-ketoglutarate, OKG, 鸟氨酸α-酮戊二酸 |
| molecular weight | 278.26 |
| Molecular formula | C10H18N2O7 |
| CAS | 5191-97-9 |
| Storage | Powder: -20°C for 3 years | In solvent: -80°C for 1 year | Shipping with blue ice. |
| Solubility | DMSO: Slightly soluble |
| References | 1. Roch-Arveiller M, Tissot M, Coudray-Lucas C, Fontagné J, Le Boucher J, Giroud JP, Cynober L. Immunomodulatory effects of ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate in rats with burn injuries. Arch Surg. 1996 Jul;131(7):718-23. PubMed PMID: 8678770. 2. Le Bricon T, Cynober L, Field CJ, Baracos VE. Supplemental nutrition with ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate in rats with cancer-associated cachexia: surgical treatment of the tumor improves efficacy of nutritional support. J Nutr. 1995 Dec;125(12):2999-3010. PubMed PMID: 7500178. 3. Cynober L. Ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate in nutritional support. Nutrition. 1991 Sep-Oct;7(5):313-22. Review. PubMed PMID: 1804465. 4. Guimarães Filho A, Cunha RM, Vasconcelos PR, Guimarães SB. Glutamine and ornithine alpha-ketoglutarate supplementation on malate dehydrogenases expression in hepatectomized rats. Acta Cir Bras. 2014 Jun;29(6):365-70. PubMed PMID: 24919044. |