 |
Chemical Facts | home
back to Chemical Facts
 Synonyms | Facts | Origin and Effects
Facts
 Epinepherin
adrenaline
\Ad*re"nal*ine\, n. Also Adrenalin \Ad*re"nal*in\ (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline substance, C9H13O3N, obtained from suprarenal extract, of which it is regarded as the active principle. It is used in medicine as a stimulant and hemostatic.
n : a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action [syn: epinephrine, epinephrin, Adrenalin]
epinephrin
n.
A hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that is released into the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress, as from fear or injury. It initiates many bodily responses, including the stimulation of heart action and an increase in blood pressure, metabolic rate, and blood glucose concentration. Also called adrenaline.
A white to brownish crystalline compound, C9H13NO3, isolated from the adrenal glands of certain mammals or synthesized and used in medicine as a heart stimulant, vasoconstrictor, and bronchial relaxant.
Chemical compund: Adrenaline
Molecular formula : C9H13NO3
Molar Mass: 183.2066 amu
Melting Point: 215°C ( Decomposes at melting point)
Boiling Point: Not Available
Density in Natural State: Not Available
Appearance: White to nearly-white microcrystalline powder or granules.
Reactivity: Light and air sensitive. This chemical is incompatible with oxidizers, alkalies, copper, iron, silver, zinc and other metals; gum and tannin. It is also incompatible with acids, acid chlorides and acid anhydrides. It reacts with salts of sulfurous acid.
Type of Bond Present: Covalent Bond
% Composition by Mass:
% Composition by Number:
Structural Formula: (HO)2C6H3CH(OH)CH2NHCH3
Other interesting facts :
Oderless
Slightly bitter, numbing taste
Aqueous solutions are slightly alkaline to litmus
|
|
||||||||||||||||
