An inhibitor of arginase types I and II
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10170BEC
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BEC (hydrochloride)

Item No. 22145

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Technical Information
Formal Name
S-(2-boronoethyl)-L-cysteine, monohydrochloride
CAS Number
222638-67-7
Molecular Formula
C5H12BNO4S • HCl
Formula Weight
229.5
Purity
≥95%
Formulation
A crystalline solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
PBS (pH 7.2): 10 mg/ml
SMILES
OB(O)CCSC[C@@H](C(O)=O)N.Cl
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C5H12BNO4S.ClH/c7-4(5(8)9)3-12-2-1-6(10)11;/h4,10-11H,1-3,7H2,(H,8,9);1H
InChi Key
GHPYJLCQYMAXGG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    BEC is a potent slow-binding competitive inhibitor of recombinant rat liver arginase I with Ki values of 0.4 and 0.6 µM from kinetic analyses.1 It is also a potent inhibitor of human arginase II with Ki values of 310 and 30 nM at pH 7.5 and 9.5, respectively.2 It does not inhibit murine iNOS at concentrations up to 1 mM. BEC significantly enhances nitric oxide-dependent relaxation of human penile corpus cavernosum smooth muscle in vitro when used at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 1 mM.1

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    References & Product Citations
    Product Description References

    1. Kim, N.N., Cox, J.D., Baggio, R.F., et al. Probing erectile function: S-(2-boronoethyl)-L-cysteine binds to arginase as a transition state analogue and enhances smooth muscle relaxation in human penile corpus cavernosum. Biochemistry 40(9), 2678-2688 (2001).

    2. Colleluori, D.M., and Ash, D.E. Classical and slow-binding inhibitors of human type II arginase. Biochemistry 40(31), 9356-9362 (2001).