41144
β-Alanine
analytical standard
Synonym(s):
β-Ala, 3-Aminopropionic acid
Sign In to View Organizational & Contract Pricing.
Select a Size
Change View
About This Item
Linear Formula:
NH2CH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
89.09
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
203-536-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
906793
MDL number:
grade
analytical standard
Quality Level
assay
≥98.0% (HPLC)
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
analyte chemical class(es)
amino acids, peptides, proteins
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable
impurities
≤0.3% water
color
white to off-white
mp
202 °C (dec.) (lit.)
application(s)
cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care
format
neat
SMILES string
NCCC(O)=O
InChI
1S/C3H7NO2/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h1-2,4H2,(H,5,6)
InChI key
UCMIRNVEIXFBKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N
General description
β-Alanine is a rate-limiting precursor of carnosine, a cytoplasmic dipeptide which is present in human skeletal muscles in high concentrations.
Application
β-Alanine may be used as a reference standard for the determination of β-alanine in:
- Potato tubers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
- Human plasma, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid samples by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
- Striatal microdialysis samples by high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) with ortho-phthalaldehyde-mercaptoethanol derivatization.
- Fermented soybean paste, Cheonggukjang, by GC-MS operating in selected-ion monitoring (SIM) mode and principal component analysis (PCA).
Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Endogenous β-amino acid that is a nonselective agonist at glycine receptors and a ligand for the G protein-coupled orphan receptor, TGR7 (MrgD). β-Alanine is a component of pantothenic acid.
β-Alanine, a β−amino acid, is a component of pantothenic acid and the rate-limiting amino acid in the biosynthesis of the histidinyl antioxidant dipeptides carnosine and anserine. Endogenous β-amino acid that is a nonselective agonist at glycine receptors and a ligand for the G protein-coupled orphan receptor, TGR7 (MrgD). β-Alanine flux plays a cytoprotective role by supporting the osmotic stability of marine organisms, preimplantation mouse embryos and mammalian cells exposed to hypoxic stress.
Still not finding the right product?
Explore all of our products under β-Alanine
Storage Class
13 - Non Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
Choose from one of the most recent versions:
Already Own This Product?
Find documentation for the products that you have recently purchased in the Document Library.
Simultaneous analysis of metabolites in potato tuber by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Roessner U, et al.
The Plant Journal, 23(1), 131-142 (2000)
A rapid, sensitive method for quantitative analysis of underivatized amino acids by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Le A, et al.
Journal of Chromatography. B, Analytical Technologies in the Biomedical and Life Sciences, 944(1), 166-174 (2014)
Rapid and sensitive step gradient assays of glutamate, glycine, taurine and $\gamma$-aminobutyric acid by high-performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection with o-phthalaldehyde-mercaptoethanol derivatization with an emphasis on microdialysis samples
Piepponen TP and Skujins A
Journal of Chromatography. B, Biomedical Sciences and Applications, 757(2), 277-283 (2001)
Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
|---|---|
| 41144-100MG | 04061832072272 |