A9256
L-Aspartic acid
≥98% (HPLC)
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
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
32160406
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
200-291-6
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723530
Product Name
L-Aspartic acid, reagent grade, ≥98% (HPLC)
grade
reagent grade
Quality Level
assay
≥98% (HPLC)
form
powder, crystals or chunks
color
white to off-white
mp
>300 °C (dec.) (lit.)
solubility
H2O: 5 mg/mL, 0.5 M HCl: 50 mg/mL (with heat), 1 M NaOH: 50 mg/mL
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
Gene Information
human ... CA1(759), CA2(760)
rat ... Grin2a(24409)
Application
L-aspartic acid has been used as one of the components of synthetic drop out media for culturing budding yeast. It has also been used to study non-enzymatic gluconeogenesis.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Aspartic acid is a non-essential amino acid. It is involved in the Urea cycle, Krebs cycle and in DNA metabolism.
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
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