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.);
Physical and Chemical 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 |
Resources and Citations
- 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