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oxytocin
Sign in to saveOxytocin is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. Present in animals since early stages of evolution, in humans it plays roles in behavior that include social bonding, love, reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth. Oxytocin is released into the bloodstream as a hormone in response to sexual activity and during childbirth. It is also available in pharmaceutical form. In either form, oxytocin stimulates uterine contractions to speed up the process of childbirth.
Oxytocin is a hormone produced by the brain and released into the bloodstream, where it plays important roles in human bonding, reproduction, and childbirth. It matters because it naturally triggers uterine contractions during labor and can also be given as a medication to speed up the childbirth process.
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Key facts
- Drug.ChEMBL
- 395429
- Drug.C
- 43
- Drug.H
- 66
- Drug.N
- 12
- Drug.O
- 12
- Drug.S
- 2
- Drug.Watchedfields
- changed
- Drug.verifiedrevid
- 691721176
- Drug.IUPAC_name
- 1-({(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-16-(4-hydroxybenzyl)-13-[(1S)-1-methylpropyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentaazacycloicosan-4-yl}carbonyl)-L-prolyl-L-leucylglycinamide
- Drug.image
- Oxytocin with labels.png
- Drug.image_class
- skin-invert-image
- Drug.image2
- Oxytocin-from-NMR-soln-3D-bs-17.png
- Drug.image_class2
- bg-transparent
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- H01
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- BB02
- Drug.tradename
- Induxin
- Drug.source_tissues
- Pituitary gland
- Drug.target_tissues
- Wide spread
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Chemical data
- Formula
- C43H66N12O12S2
- Molecular weight
- 1007.2 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-1-[(4R,7S,10S,13S,16S,19R)-19-amino-7-(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)-10-(3-amino-3-oxopropyl)-13-[(2S)-butan-2-yl]-16-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]-6,9,12,15,18-pentaoxo-1,2-dithia-5,8,11,14,17-pentazacycloicosane-4-carbonyl]-N-[(2S)-1-[(2-amino-2-oxoethyl)amino]-4-methyl-1-oxopentan-2-yl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide
- SMILES
- CC[C@H](C)[C@H]1C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N[C@@H](CSSC[C@@H](C(=O)N[C@H](C(=O)N1)CC2=CC=C(C=C2)O)N)C(=O)N3CCC[C@H]3C(=O)N[C@@H](CC(C)C)C(=O)NCC(=O)N)CC(=O)N)CCC(=O)N
- InChIKey
- XNOPRXBHLZRZKH-DSZYJQQASA-N
- XLogP
- -2.6
- Polar surface area
- 450 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 12
- H-bond acceptors
- 15
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
33,587 papers- The physiology and pharmacology of oxytocin in labor and in the peripartum period.ReviewAmerican journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2024Uvnäs-Moberg KDOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2023.04.011
- Oxytocin in neurodevelopmental disorders: Autism spectrum disorder and Prader-Willi syndrome.ReviewPharmacology & therapeutics · 2024Josselsohn A, Zhao Y, Espinoza D et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2024.108734
- Oxytocin and Olfaction.ReviewCurrent topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2018Oettl LL, Kelsch WDOI: 10.1007/7854_2017_8
- Oxytocin therapy in hypopituitarism: Challenges and opportunities.ReviewClinical endocrinology · 2019Bhargava R, Daughters KL, Rees ADOI: 10.1111/cen.13909
- Oxytocin and Social Cognition.ReviewCurrent topics in behavioral neurosciences · 2018Ebert A, Brüne MDOI: 10.1007/7854_2017_21
- Oxytocin and the Neurobiology of Prosocial Behavior.ReviewThe Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry · 2021Marsh N, Marsh AA, Lee MR et al.DOI: 10.1177/1073858420960111
- Oxytocin and social functioning.ReviewDialogues in clinical neuroscience · 2017Jones C, Barrera I, Brothers S et al.DOI: 10.31887/DCNS.2017.19.2/cjones
- The oxytocin system and early-life experience-dependent plastic changes.ReviewJournal of neuroendocrinology · 2021Onaka T, Takayanagi YDOI: 10.1111/jne.13049
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Encyclopedic overview
22 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Biochemistry
- Biosynthesis
- Neural sources
- Non-neural sources
- Evolution
- Biological function
- Physiological{{anchor|Actions within the brain}}
- Psychological
- Bonding
- Drugs
- Fear and anxiety
- Mood and depression
- Sex differences
- Social
- Chemistry
- In medicine
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
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| source_tissues = Pituitary gland | target_tissues = Wide spread | receptors = Oxytocin receptor | agonists = | antagonists = Atosiban | precursor = Oxytocin/neurophysin I prepropeptide | biosynthesis =
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