L-Lysine, 98%
L-Lysine, 98%
L-Lysine, 98%
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L-Lysine, 98%

CAS: 56-87-1 | C6H14N2O2 | 146.19 g/mol
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ALFJ62225.1425 g
Catalog number ALFJ62225.14
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Specifications
Chemical Name or MaterialL-Lysine
Melting Point215°C
CAS56-87-1
ColorWhite
Recommended StorageAmbient temperatures
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L-Lysine is an essential amino acid used in human nutrition. It plays a vital role in calcium absorption, building muscle protein and recovering from surgery or sports injuries. It is used for the treatment of herpes infections and cold sores. Its derivatives lysine acetylsalicylate is utilized to treat pain as well as to detoxify the body after heroin use. It is an important additive to animal feed. Further, it is used in many foods, especially red meats, fish and dairy products.

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Applications
L-Lysine is an essential amino acid used in human nutrition. It plays a vital role in calcium absorption, building muscle protein and recovering from surgery or sports injuries. It is used for the treatment of herpes infections and cold sores. Its derivatives lysine acetylsalicylate is utilized to treat pain as well as to detoxify the body after heroin use. It is an important additive to animal feed. Further, it is used in many foods, especially red meats, fish and dairy products.

Solubility
Soluble in water. Insoluble in ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone, benzene and common neutral solvent.

Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Eggeling, L.; Bott, M. A giant market and a powerful metabolism: L-Lysine provided by Corynebacterium glutamicum. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 2015, 99 (8), 3387-3394.
  2. Williams, P. A.; Hughes, C. E.; Harris, K. D. L-Lysine: Exploiting Powder X-ray Diffraction to Complete the Set of Crystal Structures of the 20 Directly Encoded Proteinogenic Amino Acids. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54 (13), 3973-3977.