BIOTIN

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO.

58-85-5

D-BIOTIN

EINECS NO. 200-399-3
FORMULA C10H16N2O3S
MOL WT. 244.31

H.S. CODE

2936.29.5030

TOXICITY

 
SYNONYMS

Coenzyme R; Vitamin H; Biotin; beta-Biotin;

(3aS-(3aalpha,4b,6aalpha))-Hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-thieno(3,4-d)imidaz- ole-4-pentanoic acid;  (3aS,4S,6aR)-Hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-thieno(3,4-d)imidazole-4-valeric acid; 2'-Keto-3,4-imidazolido-2-tetrahydrothiophene-N-valeric acid; Bioepiderm; Biotina; Biotine; Biotinum; D-Biotin; Factor S; Injacom H; Medebiotin; Vitamin B7; Vitamin Bw; cis-Hexahydro-2-oxo-1H-thieno(3,4)imidazole-4-valeric acid; cis-Tetrahydro-2-oxothieno(3,4-d)imidazoline-4-valeric acid; Other RN: 3672-05-7, 15720-24-8, 22879-79-4, 58073-87-3

SMILES

N1[C@@H]2[C@@H](NC1=O)CS[C@@H]2CCCCC(O)=O

CLASSIFICATION

Vitamins,

EXTRA NOTES

A water-soluble, enzyme co-factor present in minute amounts in every living cell. It occurs mainly bound to proteins or polypeptides and is abundant in liver, kidney, pancreas, yeast, and milk

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE off-white crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 229 - 233 C (Decomposes)
BOILING POINT  
SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Slightly soluble (Insoluble in organic solvents)
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY  

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1 Flammability: 1 Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

Google Scholar Search

Drug Information Portal (U.S. National Library of Medicine) - Biotin

PubChem Compound Summary - Biotin

Drug Bank -  Biotin

KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) -  Biotin

http://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/ -  Biotin

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/ -  Biotin

Human Metabolome Database - Biotin

Material Safety Data Sheet

Local:
Vitamin B complex. Biotin functions as a coenzyme important in the catalysis of essential metabolic reactions to synthesize fatty acids, carbohydrates, and amino acids.

EXAMPLES OF NATURALLY OCCURRING CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
(excluding fatty acids)

Pyruvic acid

Lactic Acid

Cholic acid

Nicotinic acid

PYRUVIC ACID

Lactic Acid

cholic acid

Nicotinic acid

metabolic intermediate

metabolic intermediate

from bile

vitamin B

 

Citric acid

Malic Acid

Biotin

Abietic acid

Citric acid

Malic Acid

Biotin

Abietic acid

in plants

in fruits

cell growth factor

pine rosin

 

SALES SPECIFICATION (USP/FCC)

IDENTITY

Pass

APPEARANCE

off-white crystalline powder
ASSAY

97.5 - 101.5%

OPTICAL ROTATION

+89° ~ 93° 

ORGANIC VOLATILES

0.1% max
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
UN NO.  
SAFETY INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: , Risk Phrases: , Safety Phrases: 24/25 
PRICE INFORMATION