High purity L-Aspartic acid with good quality CAS NO.56-84-8

product name:

l-aspartic acid

synonyms:

asp;aspartic(l-);aspartic acid;aspartic acid, l-;h-asp-oh;fema 3656;h-l-asp-oh;l-alpha-aminosuccinic acid

cas:

56-84-8

mf:

c4h7no4

mw:

133.1

product categories:

food & feed additives;chiral;aspartic acid [asp, d];amino acids and derivatives;alpha-amino acids;amino acids;biochemistry;optical resolution;nutritional supplements;l-amino acids;glutamate receptor;aspartic acid;food additive;food additives;food flavor;pharmaceutical intermediate;sweetener;amino

mol file:

56-84-8.mol

chemical properties

melting point

>300 °c (dec.)(lit.)

alpha

25 º (c=8, 6n hcl)

boiling point

264.121 °c at 760 mmhg

density

1.515 g/cm3

vapor pressure

0.00300000002607703 mmhg at 25°c

flashing point

113.536 °c

storage temp.

store at rt.

solubility

h2o: 5 mg/ml

water solubility

5 g/l (25 ºc)

stability

stable. combustible. incompatible with strong oxidising agents.

usage and synthesis

general description

white crystalline powder, odorless having a slightly acid taste. it's soluble in acid and slightly soluble in water but insoluble in ethanol or ether.

usage

l-aspartic acid can be added into cool drinks as nutritional supplement. it is used in medicine as ammonia detoxicating agent, hepar function accelerator or fatigue refresher. and it can also be used as biochemical reagent, medium and intermediate in organic synthesis. it is one of the major raw materials for sweetener aspartame and for the pharmaceutical intermediate l-asparagine monohydrate.

biological activity

endogenous nmda receptor agonist.