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L-Glutamic acid

Catalog No. 49449 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 56-86-0 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
M. F. C5H9NO4 Telephone 1-800-521-8956
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Purity ≥99.5% (NT) Email
Storage Chembase ID: 28

SYNONYMS

Title
L-谷氨酸
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-aminopentanedioic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
L-glutamic acid
Synonyms
(S)-2-氨基戊二酸
(S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid
Glu

DATABASE IDS

EC Number 200-293-7
Beilstein Number 1723801
MDL Number MFCD00002634
CAS Number 56-86-0
PubChem SID 24872908

PROPERTIES

Antion Traces chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg
Antion Traces sulfate (SO42-): ≤200 mg/kg
Cation Traces Al: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Ba: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Bi: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Ca: ≤200 mg/kg
Cation Traces Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces K: ≤50 mg/kg
Cation Traces Li: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Mo: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces NH4+: ≤100 mg/kg
Cation Traces Na: ≤200 mg/kg
Cation Traces Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Sr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cation Traces Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
Ignition Residue ≤0.05% (as SO4)
Impurities insoluble matter, passes filter test
Impurities ≤0.5% foreign amino acids
λ 1 M in 1 M HCl
Linear Formula HO2CCH2CH2CH(NH2)CO2H
Loss on Drying ≤0.05% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)
Product Line BioUltra
Purity ≥99.5% (NT)
Gene Information human ... CCR2(1231), GRIA1(2890), GRIA2(2891), GRIA4(2893), GRIK1(2897), GRIK2(2898), GRIK3(2899), GRIK5(2901), GRIN2B(2904), GRM2(2912), SLC1A1(6505), SLC1A2(6506)rat ... Gria1(50592), Grik1(29559), Grik2(54257), Grik4(24406), Grin2a(24409), Grm1(24414), Grm2(24415), Grm3(24416), Grm4(24417), Grm5(24418), Grm6(24419), Grm7(81672), Slc1a2(29482)
Absorption Wavelength λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.1
Absorption Wavelength λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.1
Melting Point 205 °C (dec.)(lit.)
Optical Rotation [α]20/D +31.5±1.0°, c = 5% in 5 M HCl
Solubility 1 M HCl: soluble1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
MSDS Link Download
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
German water hazard class 1

DETAILS

Description (English)
Biochem/physiol Actions
An excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter that is an agonist at all subtypes of glutamate receptors (metabotropic, kainate, NMDA, and AMPA).
Other Notes
Lesion-sparing agent, has excitotoxic properties1; May function as precipitating agent in protein crystallization2; Growth requirement of various microorganisms3
Description (简体中文)
Biochem/physiol Actions
一种兴奋性氨基酸神经递质,为谷氨酸盐受体所有亚型(代谢型红藻氨酸、NMDA 和 AMPA)的激动剂。
Other Notes
Lesion-sparing agent, has excitotoxic properties1; May function as precipitating agent in protein crystallization2; Growth requirement of various microorganisms3

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