Serotonin
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Description
A very potent vascular constricting agent that is isolated from animal tissue. Serotonin, also called 5-hydroxytryptamine, can be used as a fluorochrome. It has a mean excitation wavelength of 400 nm (ultraviolet) and a mean emission wavelength of 530 nm (Wolbers et al., 1990).
Synonyms and Related Terms
5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-hydroxy-3-(beta-aminoethyl)indole; serotonin (Dan., Sven.); Serotonin (Deut.); serotonina (Esp., Pol., Port.); sérotonine (Fr.); serotonine (Ned.);
Other Properties
Soluble in water, glacial acetic acid. Insoluble in absolute ethanol, acetone, chloroform, ether, benzene.
| Composition | C10H12N2O |
|---|---|
| CAS | 50-67-9 |
| Molecular Weight | mol. wt. = 176.22 |
Additional Information
R. Wolbers, N. Sterman, C. Stavroudis, "Notes for Workshop on New Methods in the Cleaning of Paintings", Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 1990.
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- Richard C. Wolbers, Nanette T. Sterman, Chris Stavroudis, Notes for Workshop on New Methods in the Cleaning of Paintings, J.Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 1990
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 8607
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998