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64320

L-Methionine

≥99.0% (NT)

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-Amino-4-(methylmercapto)butyric acid, L-2-Amino-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3SCH2CH2CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
149.21
EC Number:
200-562-9
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1722294
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assay

≥99.0% (NT)

optical activity

[α]20/D +23.7±0.5°, c = 5% in 5 M HCl

impurities

≤0.5% foreign amino acids

ign. residue

≤0.1% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 110 °C

mp

284 °C (dec.) (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 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+: ≤100 mg/kg, Na: ≤100 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C5H11NO2S/c1-9-3-2-4(6)5(7)8/h4H,2-3,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)/t4-/m0/s1

InChI key

FFEARJCKVFRZRR-BYPYZUCNSA-N



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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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