| Melting Point | >300°C (decomposition) |
| Density | 1.66 |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Formula Weight | 133.1 |
| percent purity | ≥98% |
| Merck Index | 14,840 |
| Solubility Information | Soluble in water(4.5g/L). |
| Beilstein | 1723530 |
| Optical Rotation | '+25° (c=2 in 5N HCl) |
| PubChem CID | 5960 |
Synonyms
aspartic acid, H-Asp-OH, Asparagic acid, L-Asparaginic acid, L-aspartate, Asparaginic acid
Aspartic Acid is a non-essential amino acid in humans, Aspartic Acid has an overall negative charge and plays an important role in the synthesis of other amino acids and in the citric acid and urea cycles. Asparagine, arginine, lysine, methionine, isoleucine, and some nucleotides are synthesized from aspartic acid. Aspartic acid also serves as a neurotransmitter. (NCI04)
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