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11190

L-Aspartic acid

≥99.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

(S)-(+)-Aminosuccinic acid, (S)-Aminobutanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
56-84-8
Molecular Weight:
133.10
EC Number:
200-291-6
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
MFCD00002616
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723530

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assay

≥99.0% (T)

optical activity

[α]20/D +24.7±1°, c = 5% in 5 M HCl

impurities

≤0.3% foreign amino acids

ign. residue

≤0.1% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 110 °C

mp

>300 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

1 M HCl: soluble

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤300 mg/kg

cation traces

Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, NH4+: ≤500 mg/kg, Na: ≤500 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C4H7NO4/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2H,1,5H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t2-/m0/s1

InChI key

CKLJMWTZIZZHCS-REOHCLBHSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Aspartic acid is a negatively charged carboxyl side-chain containing α amino acid. Aspartic acid is involved in nitrogen metabolism via its inter-conversion to oxaloacetate (OAA). As one of the 22 proteinogenic amino acids L-Asp is incorporated into proteins by translation processes in vitro. L-Aspartic acid is a non-essential amino acid added to cell culture media. L-aspartate supports polyamine biosynthesis.
Principal neurotransmitter for fast synaptic excitation.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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Alfred J Meijer
The Journal of nutrition, 133(6 Suppl 1), 2057S-2062S (2003-05-29)
Amino acids are not only important precursors for the synthesis of proteins and other N-containing compounds, but also participate in the regulation of major metabolic pathways. Glutamate and aspartate, for example, are components of the malate/aspartate shuttle and their concentrations
Ann-Louise Johansson et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(22), 8912-8917 (2013-05-16)
Proton transfer across biological membranes underpins central processes in biological systems, such as energy conservation and transport of ions and molecules. In the membrane proteins involved in these processes, proton transfer takes place through specific pathways connecting the two sides
Guus B Erkens et al.
Nature, 502(7469), 119-123 (2013-10-05)
Excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) are secondary transport proteins that mediate the uptake of glutamate and other amino acids. EAATs fulfil an important role in neuronal signal transmission by clearing the excitatory neurotransmitters from the synaptic cleft after depolarization of
Tamami Uejima et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 69(Pt 3), 345-351 (2013-03-23)
Rab small GTPases regulate vesicle transport in eukaryotes by interacting with various effectors. Guanine nucleotide-exchange factor (GEF) catalyzes the transition from inactive GDP-bound Rab to active GTP-bound Rab. The existence of several GDP-bound intermediates containing the Arabidopsis thaliana Rab5 homologue
Manuel Neeb et al.
Journal of medicinal chemistry, 57(13), 5554-5565 (2014-06-24)
Drug molecules should remain uncharged while traveling through the body and crossing membranes and should only adopt charged state upon protein binding, particularly if charge-assisted interactions can be established in deeply buried binding pockets. Such strategy requires careful pKa design
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229830-5G04061838084064
289280-10G04061833596326

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