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L-Cysteine

Wacker Chemie AG, ≥98.0%

Synonym(s):

(R)-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropionic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
52-90-4
Molecular Weight:
121.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
329767985
EC Number:
200-158-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721408
MDL number:
MFCD00064306
Assay:
≥98.0%
Form:
powder
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Quality Segment

100

assay

≥98.0%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]/D 8 to 9.5°

reaction suitability

reaction type: solution phase peptide synthesis

manufacturer/tradename

Wacker Chemie AG

impurities

≤0.5% ninhidrin positive substances (each), ≤10 ppm heavy metals, ≤300 ppm ammonium

ign. residue

≤0.1%

loss

≤0.5% loss on drying

mp

240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.04%, sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.03%

cation traces

Fe: ≤10 ppm

suitability

clear, colorless for appearance of solution

SMILES string

N[C@@H](CS)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H7NO2S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1

InChI key

XUJNEKJLAYXESH-REOHCLBHSA-N

General description

This product is supplied from Wacker FERMOPURE® material, but only sold for R&D use only, not for drug, household or other uses.

Application

L-Cysteine has been used as a standard for the quantification of low-molecular-weight (LMW) thiols extracted from Arabidopsis thaliana tissues by HPLC.

Biochem/physiol Actions

NMDA glutamatergic receptor agonist.

Legal Information

FERMOPURE is a registered trademark of Wacker Chemie AG

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

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