G1763
β-Glutamic acid
≥98% (TLC), suitable for ligand binding assays
Synonym(s):
3-Aminopentanedioic acid
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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H9NO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
147.13
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26
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Product Name
β-Glutamic acid,
Assay
≥98% (TLC)
Quality Level
form
powder
technique(s)
ligand binding assay: suitable
color
white to off-white
SMILES string
NC(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O
InChI
1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(1-4(7)8)2-5(9)10/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
InChI key
BBJIPMIXTXKYLZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Biochem/physiol Actions
β-Glutamic acid (β-Glu) is used as an osmolyte in many archaea. β-Glutamic acid may be used as a substrate to study the specificity and kinetics of archaeal and bacterial glutamine synthetase (GS) enzymes. β-Glutamic acid is used to study primitive mechanisms of polypeptide formation.
Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 3
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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