L-GLUTAMIC ACID BIOULTRA >= 99.5 % NT (C005B-049373)

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 properties; May function as precipitating agent in protein crystallization; Growth requirement of various microorganisms

Molecular Weight: 147.13. Empirical Formula: C₅H₉NO₄. linearFormula: HO₂CCH₂CH₂CH(NH₂)CO₂H. product line: BioUltra. Quality Level: 200. Assay: ≥. 99.5% (NT). form: powder. optical activity: [α. ]20/D +31.5±1.0°, c :  . 5% in 5 M HCl. impurities: insoluble matter, passes filter test, ≤. 0.5% foreign amino acids. ign. residue: ≤. 0.05% (as SO₄). loss: ≤. 0.05% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV). color: white. mp: 205 . °C (dec.) (lit.). solubility: 1 M HCl: 1 . M at . 20 . °C, clear, colorless. density: 1.54 . g/cm³ . at 20 . °C. anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤. 100 . mg/kg, sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤. 200 . mg/kg. cation traces: Al: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Ba: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Bi: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Ca: ≤. 200 . mg/kg, Cd: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Co: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Cr: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Cu: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Fe: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, K: ≤. 50 . mg/kg, Li: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Mg: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Mn: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Mo: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, NH₄⁺: ≤. 100 . mg/kg, Na: ≤. 200 . mg/kg, Ni: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Pb: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Sr: ≤. 5 . mg/kg, Zn: ≤. 5 . mg/kg. λ: 1 . M in 1 M HCl. UV absorption: λ. : 260 . nm A_max: 0.1, λ. : 280 . nm A_max: 0.1. application(s): cell analysis. SMILES string: N[C@@H](CCC(O): O)C(O): O. 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. InChI key: WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-N. 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). Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids. WGK: WGK 1. Flash Point(F): Not applicable. Flash Point(C): Not applicable. Personal Protective Equipment: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US).