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L-Methionine
- Chemical Name: L-Methionine
- CAS No.:63-68-3
- MF: C5H11NO2S
- MW: 149.21
- Purity:>99% or As customer requested
- Color: White
- Product Categories: Nutritional Supplements; L-Amino Acids; Amino Acids; APIs; Organosulfur compounds
- Test method: HPLC
Description
What is Methionine?
Methionine is one of nine essential amino acids in humans (provided by food), Methionine is required for growth and tissue repair. A sulphur-containing amino acid, methionine improves the tone and pliability of skin, hair, and strengthens nails. Involved in many detoxifying processes, sulphur provided by methionine protects cells from pollutants, slows cell aging, and is essential for absorption and bio-availability of selenium and zinc. Methionine chelates heavy metals, such as lead and mercury, aiding their excretion. It also acts as a lipotropic agent and prevents excess fat buildup in the liver.
L-methionine is the L-enantiomer of methionine. It has a role as a nutraceutical, a micronutrient, an antidote to paracetamol poisoning, a human metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is an aspartate family amino acid, a proteinogenic amino acid, a methionine and a L-alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-methioninium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-methioninate. It is an enantiomer of a D-methionine. It is a tautomer of a L-methionine zwitterion.
Basic information
Chemical Structure
Chemical Properties
| Melting point | 284 °C (dec.)(lit.) |
| alpha | 23.25 º (c=2, 6N HCl) |
| Boiling point | 393.91°C (estimate) |
| density | 1,34g/cm |
| refractive index | 1.5216 (estimate) |
| storage temp. | 20-25°C |
| solubility | 1 M HCl: 0.5 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless |
| form | Solid |
| pka | 2.13(at 25℃) |
| color | White |
| PH | 5-7 (10g/l, H2O, 20℃) |
| optical activity | [α]20/D +23.7±0.5°, c = 5% in 5 M HCl |
| Water Solubility | Soluble |
| λmax | λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.40 λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.05 |
| Merck | 14,5975 |
| BRN | 1722294 |
| Stability: | Stable. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. |
Usage And Synthesis
| Chemical Properties | White crystalline powder |
| Uses | Essential aminoacid for human development. Hepatoprotectant; antidote (acetominophen poisoning); urinary acidifier. |
| methionine is slows down and normalizes oil gland sebum production. Methionine is also used as a texturizer in cosmetic creams. It is an essential amino acid found in a number of proteins and obtained by means of fermentation. | |
| Therapeutic Function | Lipotropic |
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