Organic compounds containing amino and carboxyl functional groups and a unique side chain that differentiates each amino acid. Products serve as building blocks for other molecules and come in various quantities, chemical compositions, and pH values.
Glycine is used as an additive in pet food, animal feed and sweetener and taste enhancer in human foods. It is also used as a buffering agent in antacids, analgesics, antiperspirants, cosmetics and toiletries.
It is used as a chiral building-block in the synthesis of the (S)-isomer of -butyrolactone-4-carboxylic acid. L-Glutamic acid is widely used in fields of medicine, food processing, industry, etc. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio.
Synonym: trofan. Synonym: ardeytropin. Solubility Information: Solubility in water: 11.4g/L (25°C). Other solubilities: soluble in alkali hydroxides and hot alcohol, insoluble in chloroform Synonym: s-tryptophan.