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Oxytocin

A nine-amino-acid peptide hormone made by the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary: it triggers the contractions of labour and milk let-down, and supports social and maternal bonding. Its name comes from the Greek for 'swift birth'. This family brings together the active ingredient, pharmacopoeial impurities and other impurities.

Did you know?In 1953 Vincent du Vigneaud synthesised it in the laboratory: it was the first polypeptide hormone ever synthesised, a feat that earned him the 1955 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

OxytocinGo to the active ingredient →
OxytocinActive ingredientOxytocinCat. No. P-O081-001CAS 50-56-6
OxytoceinImpurityOxytoceinCat. No. P-O081-014CAS 17912-60-6

EDQM standards 4

The official European Pharmacopoeia standards for this family.

Reference substanceOxytocin CRSEDQM code O0700000Family Oxytocin

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