Methionine is one of the common sulfur-containing amino acids. Methionine is a common methyl-group donor to various substrates, such as creatine, epinephrine, ergosterol, and choline. L-Methionine is used as an essential amino acid for human development and therapeutically acts as an antidote…

L-Cysteine is a sulfur containing amino acid that is closely related to Cystine. Naturally occurring non-essential amino acid Used to manufacture L-glutathione and L-taurine NMDA glutamatergic receprot agonist L-cysteine is used in producing antioxidants. It also promotes healing…

Alanine is a nonessential amino acid that plays a key role in the glucose-alanine cycle between muscle tissue and the liver. In amino acid-degrading tissues such as muscle, amino groups are pooled as glutamate by transamination reactions. Used as an amino donor in conversion of…

L-Asparagine is used in cell culture media and is a component of MEM non-essential amino acids solution. L-Asparagine has been shown to enhance ornithine decarboxylase activity in cultured human colon adenocarcinoma Caco-2 cells and in cultured IEC-6 intestinal epithelial cells. Spore germination…

L-Lysine is an essential proteinogenic α amino acid. It contains an N-butyl amino group in the side chain, and this moiety is protonated at physiological pH. In addition, L-lysine is one of the two amino acids that are degraded to give ketone bodies (a ketogenic amino acid). L-Lysine is…

N-Acetyl-L-cysteine is an acetylated amino acid with antioxidant and mucolytic properties for isolation of mycobacteria from sputum. As a mucolytic agent, N-Acetyl-L-cysteine serves to dissipate disulfide bonds across mucoproteins, loosening and clearing the viscosity of sputum. …

L-Cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate (LCHCMH) is a water soluble salt of the non-essential amino acid, L-cysteine. Widely employed in the medicine industry Thermodynamic features of a solution of LCHCMH in water have been reported NMDA glutamatergic receptor antagonist L-Cysteine…

CAS: 556-02-5 EC No: 209-112-6 MDL No: MFCD00063073 Powder Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₁NO₃ MW: 181.19 Optical Rotation: [α]20/D +10.3°, c = 5 in 1M HCl

An essential amino acid.

Creatinine, the end product of creatine catabolism is a normal constituent of urine; daily output about 25 mg/kg body weight. The increased amounts in the urine are typically associated with substantially impaired renal function. Also found together with creatine in muscle tissues and blood. It…

L-Glutamic Acid is a non-essential amino acid for human development; referred to as an excitatory amino acid (EAA) due to its role in neurotransmission. Acts as a neurotransmitter at fast synapses; agonist at kainate, NMDA and quisqualate receptors. L-Glutamic acid is one of the two amino acids…

L-histidine is an essential amino acid with a basic side chain, and is hydrophilic in character. It contains an imidazole group in the side chain. Histidine is biosynthesized from ATP, 5-phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate (PRPP), and glutamine. In turn, histidine is degraded to glutamate by histidase,…

Glycine is a non-essential amino acid. It is the only amino acid with no asymmetric carbon and thus is not chiral. It is the major inhibitory neurotransmitter. It is involved in the biosynthesis of the porphyrin rings of hemes and chlorophylls. Glycine is commonly used in buffer solutions, in…

CAS: 63-68-3 EC No: 200-562-9 MDL No: MFCD00063097 RTECS: PD0457000 Powder Molecular Formula: C₅H₁₁NO₂S MW: 149.21 Melting Point: 284° (decomposes) Optical Rotation: [α]20/D +23.7±0.5°, c = 5% in 5M HCl

Putrescine is a biogenic polyamine and precursor of spermidine. It is formed via decarboxylation of ornithine or by decarboxylation of arginine followed by hydrolysis. Binds to the polyamine modulatory site of the NMDA receptor and potentiates NMDA-induced currents; precursor of spermidine.

CAS: 52-90-4 EC No: 200-158-2 MDL No: MFCD00064306 RTECS: HA1600000 Crystalline Molecular Formula: C₃H₇NO₂S MW: 121.16 Melting Point: 240° (decomposes) Optical Rotation: [α]20/D +6.5±1.5°, c = 2 in 5M HCl

Non-essential amino acid for human development; referred to as an excitatory amino acid (EAA) due to its role in neurotransmission. L-Glutamic Acid Monosodium Salt is used as a neurotransmitter at fast synapses; agonist at kainate, NMDA and quisqualate receptors. Agonist at kainate, NMDA, and…

CAS: 344-25-2 EC No: 206-452-7 MDL No: MFCD00064317 Powder Molecular Formula: C₅H₉NO₂ MW: 115.13 Melting Point: 223° (decomposes) Optical Rotation: [α]22/D +85.0°, c = 4 in water

Carnitine is a quaternary amine that occurs naturally in most mammalian tissue. It is present in relatively high concentrations in skeletal muscle and heart where it is involved in regulating energy metabolism. It shifts glucose metabolism from glycolysis to glycogen storage and enhances the…

Glycine is a non-essential amino acid. Only amino acid with no asymmetric carbon. It is a major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Glycine is widely used as a buffer for a variety of immunological applications. Glycine is also used as an eluent in column chromatography. Glycine has been reported for…

L-Glutamine, the uncharged and amidated analog of L-glutamic acid, is an important amino acid for the incorporation of NH4+ into biomolecules. It is biosynthesized from NH4+ and glutamate via the enzyme glutamate synthetase. In turn, degradation of glutamine to free the ammonia moiety is mediated…

L-Arginine is one of the three amino acids with basic side chains, and is very hydrophilic in character. Contains a guanidino group in the side chain Biosynthesized in the kidneys Hydrolyzed to urea and ornithine by arginase Can be metabolized to glutamate L-Arginine plays an…

L-Proline is an amino acid. The conjugation of L-proline with imidazolium-based ionic liquid (IL)-modified magnetic nanoparticles forms a catalyst that can be magnetically recovered and employed in direct asymmetric aldol reaction. The solubility and stability of ezetimibe (EZT) has been reported…

CAS: 1783-96-6 EC No: 217-234-6 MDL No: MFCD00063081 RTECS: CI9097500 Powder Molecular Formula: C₈H₁₂N₂O₈ MW: 133.10 Melting Point: >300° Density (g/mL): 1.66 Optical Rotation: [α]20/D -24°, c = 2.3 in 6M HCl

L-Serine is one of the two biological amino acids with a hydroxyl substituted side chain, and thus is hydrophilic in character. L-serine is used in the study of influence of pulsed applications of serine on polyglucose synthesis by Fusobacterium nucleatum cultures. Supplementation of minimal…

CAS: 147-85-3 EC No: 205-702-2 MDL No: MFCD00064318 RTECS: TW3584000 Powder Molecular Formula: C₅H₉NO₂ MW: 115.13 Melting Point: 228° (decomposes) Density (g/mL): 1.36

L-Cysteine is a proteinogenic amino acid incorporated into proteins as directed by the genetic code. The thiol-side chain participates in a variety of oxidation/reduction reactions within the cell. The side chain participates in the formation of β bonds that modulate the secondary and ternary…

The essential amino acid L-histidine is one of the three amino acids with a basic side chain, and is very hydrophilic in character. It contains an imidazole group in the side chain. L-Histidine has been used to study cultures of the human T-lymphoblastic leukemia cell line MOLT-4 to study…

Leucine is a branched-chain α-amino acid. Leucine is classified as a hydrophobic amino acid due to its aliphatic isobutyl side chain. Leucine has been used as a molecular marker in the recovery of DNA from palaeontological samples for PCR analysis.

CAS: 348-67-4 EC No: 206-483-6 MDL No: MFCD00002622 RTECS: PD0455000 Crystalline/Powder Molecular Formula: C₅H₁₁NO₂S MW: 149.21 Optical Rotation: [α]20/D -23.7±0.5°, c = 5% in 5M HCl

L-Glutamine, the uncharged and amidated analog of L-glutamic acid, is an important amino acid for the incorporation of NH4+ into biomolecules. It is biosynthesized from NH4. L-Glutamine is an essential amino acid that is a crucial component of culture media that serves as a major energy source…

NMDA agonist acting at the glycine site; precursor of glycine by serine hydroxymethyltransferase.