β-Glutamic acid
SIGMA/G1763
Synonym: 3-Aminopentanedioic acid
CAS Number: 1948-48-7
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C5H9NO4
Molecular Weight: 147.13
MDL Number: MFCD00056698; MFCD00056698
Linear Formula: C5H9NO4
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥98% (TLC) |
| color | white to off-white |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(1-4(7)8)2 |
| InChI key | BBJIPMIXTXKYLZ-UHFFFAOYSA |
| Quality Level | 100 ![]() |
| SMILES string | NC(CC(O)=O)CC(O)=O |
| technique(s) | ligand binding assay: suitable |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | β-Glutamic acid (β-Glu) is used as an osmolyte in many archaea. β-Glutamic acid may be used as a substrate to study the specificity and kinetics of archaeal and bacterial glutamine synthetase (GS) enzymes. β-Glutamic acid is used to study primitive mechanisms of polypeptide formation. |
| Packaging: | 100, 500 mg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 50 mg in glass bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥98% (TLC) |
| UNSPSC | 12352209 |

