L(+)-Glutamic acid - Animal Free,USP,JP,Ph.Eur.,for cell culture,≥98.5% , CAS No.56-86-0

CAS: 56-86-0 Cat. No.: L774633 Molecular Weight: 147.13 Beilstein Registry Number: 1723801 EC Number: 200-293-7

GRADE & PURITY Animal Free, USP, JP, Ph.Eur., for Cell culture, ≥98.5%

Synonyms

DTXCID30659 | glt | 1ii5 | Glutamate, L- | Glutamic acid, (S)- | Glutaton | glutamate | L-Glutaminic acid | Gamma-L-Glutamic Acid | EC 200-293-7 | L-glutamic acid | (2S)-2-aminopentanedioate | (S)-Glutamic acid | L-alpha-Aminoglutaric acid

Storage

Room temperature,Argon charged,Cool

Shipped In

Normal

Specifications

Synonyms

DTXCID30659 | glt | 1ii5 | Glutamate, L- | Glutamic acid, (S)- | Glutaton | glutamate | L-Glutaminic acid | Gamma-L-Glutamic Acid | EC 200-293-7 | L-glutamic acid | (2S)-2-aminopentanedioate | (S)-Glutamic acid | L-alpha-Aminoglutaric acid

Specifications & Purity

Animal Free, USP, JP, Ph.Eur., for cell culture, ≥98.5%

Storage

Room temperature, Argon charged, Cool

Shipped In

Normal

Grade

Animal Free, for Cell culture, JP, Ph.Eur., USP

Purity

≥98.5%

Names and Identifiers

• Canonical Smiles: N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O
• IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-aminopentanedioic acid
• InChIKey: WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-N
• INCHI: 1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t3-/m0/s1
• Isomeric SMILES: C(CC(=O)O)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
• WGK Germany: 1
• Molecular Weight: 147.13
• Beilstein: 1723801
• Reaxy-Rn: 1723799
• Reaxys-RN_link_address: https://www.reaxys.com/reaxys/secured/hopinto.do?context=S&query=IDE.XRN=1723799&ln=

Taxonomic Classification

Taxonomy Tree

• Kingdom Organic compounds
  • Superclass Organic acids and derivatives
    • Class Carboxylic acids and derivatives
      • Subclass Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
        • Level5 Amino acids and derivatives
          • Level6 Alpha amino acids and derivatives
            • Level7 Glutamic acid and derivatives

• Kingdom: Organic compounds
• Superclass: Organic acids and derivatives
• Class: Carboxylic acids and derivatives
• Subclass: Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
• Intermediate Tree Nodes: Amino acids and derivatives - Alpha amino acids and derivatives
• Direct Parent: Glutamic acid and derivatives
• Alternative Parents: L-alpha-amino acids Amino fatty acids Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Amino acids Carboxylic acids Organopnictogen compounds Organic oxides Monoalkylamines Hydrocarbon derivatives Carbonyl compounds
• Molecular Framework: Aliphatic acyclic compounds
• Substituents: Glutamic acid or derivatives - Alpha-amino acid - L-alpha-amino acid - Amino fatty acid - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Fatty acid - Fatty acyl - Amino acid - Carboxylic acid - Organic oxide - Primary amine - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Primary aliphatic amine - Organopnictogen compound - Carbonyl group - Organic oxygen compound - Amine - Organic nitrogen compound - Hydrocarbon derivative - Aliphatic acyclic compound
• Description: This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as glutamic acid and derivatives. These are compounds containing glutamic acid or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of glutamic acid at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.
• External Descriptors: Common amino acids - Amino acids

Data sources

1. Djoumbou Feunang Y, Eisner R, Knox C, Chepelev L, Hastings J, Owen G, Fahy E, Steinbeck C, Subramanian S, Bolton E, Greiner R, and Wishart DS. ClassyFire: Automated Chemical Classification With A Comprehensive, Computable Taxonomy. Journal of Cheminformatics, 2016, 8:61.

DOI: 10.1186/s13321-016-0174-y

Chemical and Physical Properties

• Sensitivity: Moisture sensitive.
• Specific Rotation[α]: 32 ° (C=5, HCl)
• Melt Point(°C): 205°C
• Molecular Weight: 147.130 g/mol
• XLogP3: -3.700
• Hydrogen Bond Donor Count: 3
• Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count: 5
• Rotatable Bond Count: 4
• Exact Mass: 147.053 Da
• Monoisotopic Mass: 147.053 Da
• Topological Polar Surface Area: 101.000 Ų
• Heavy Atom Count: 10
• Formal Charge: 0
• Complexity: 145.000
• Isotope Atom Count: 0
• Defined Atom Stereocenter Count: 1
• Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count: 0
• Defined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count: 0
• The total count of all stereochemical bonds: 0
• Covalently-Bonded Unit Count: 1

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