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β-Alanine

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): β-Ala, 3-Aminopropionic acid
• Linear Formula: NH₂CH₂CH₂COOH
• CAS Number: 107-95-9
• Molecular Weight: 89.09
• Beilstein: 906793
• EC Number: 203-536-5
• MDL number: MFCD00008200
• UNSPSC Code: 85151701
• PubChem Substance ID: 329756061
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• Assay: ≥98.0% (HPLC)
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• analyte chemical class(es): amino acids, peptides, proteins
• technique(s): HPLC: suitable; gas chromatography (GC): suitable
• impurities: ≤0.3% water
• color: white to off-white
• mp: 202 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• application(s): cleaning products; cosmetics; flavors and fragrances; food and beverages; personal care
• format: neat
• SMILES string: NCCC(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C3H7NO2/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h1-2,4H2,(H,5,6)
• InChI key: UCMIRNVEIXFBKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

β-Alanine is a rate-limiting precursor of carnosine, a cytoplasmic dipeptide which is present in human skeletal muscles in high concentrations.

Application

β-Alanine may be used as a reference standard for the determination of β-alanine in:

• Potato tubers by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).
• Human plasma, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid samples by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).
• Striatal microdialysis samples by high performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detection (HPLC-FLD) with ortho-phthalaldehyde-mercaptoethanol derivatization.
• Fermented soybean paste, Cheonggukjang, by GC-MS operating in selected-ion monitoring (SIM) mode and principal component analysis (PCA).

Refer to the product′s Certificate of Analysis for more information on a suitable instrument technique. Contact Technical Service for further support.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Endogenous β-amino acid that is a nonselective agonist at glycine receptors and a ligand for the G protein-coupled orphan receptor, TGR7 (MrgD). β-Alanine is a component of pantothenic acid.

β-Alanine, a β−amino acid, is a component of pantothenic acid and the rate-limiting amino acid in the biosynthesis of the histidinyl antioxidant dipeptides carnosine and anserine. Endogenous β-amino acid that is a nonselective agonist at glycine receptors and a ligand for the G protein-coupled orphan receptor, TGR7 (MrgD). β-Alanine flux plays a cytoprotective role by supporting the osmotic stability of marine organisms, preimplantation mouse embryos and mammalian cells exposed to hypoxic stress.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable