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L-Aspartic acid

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:
12352209
NACRES:
NA.26
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723530
MDL number:
MFCD00002616
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biological source

non-animal source

Quality Level

400

assay

≥98.5%

form

crystalline powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, heavy metals, trace metals, residual solvents, tested

mp

>300 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

1 M HCl: 50 mg/mL

suitability

suitable for manufacturing use

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

foreign activity

cytotoxicity, tested

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)

General description

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Application

L-Aspartic acid is one of the 23 proteinogenic amino acids. It is a non-essential amino acid. It is used as a cell culture media component for the commercial biomanufacture of therapeutic recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Principal neurotransmitter for fast synaptic excitation.

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SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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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
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
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
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