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A9256

L-Aspartic acid

≥98% (HPLC)

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
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
24277948
eCl@ss:
32160406
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
200-291-6
MDL number:
MFCD00002616
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723530
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Product Name

L-Aspartic acid, reagent grade, ≥98% (HPLC)

grade

reagent grade

Quality Segment

200

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

Principal neurotransmitter for fast synaptic excitation.
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

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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