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11190

L-Aspartic acid

≥99.0% (T)

Synonym(s):

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

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
133.10
EC Number:
200-291-6
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
MDL number:
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

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.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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