L-Alanine

Chemical Name：

2-Aminopropanoic Acid

Structure Formula：

Molecular Formula：

C₃H₇NO₂

Molecular Weight：

89.09

Cas No：

56-41-7

Characteristics：

White crystalline powder, odorless, having a peculiar sweetness. Freely soluble in water and in formic acid, almost insoluble in ethanol and in ether.

Quality Standards：

USP23

Item

Specifications (USP23 )

Appearance

White crystalline powder

Assay (C₃H₇NO₂),%(on dry matter)

98.5~101.0

Specific rotation

+14.3°~+15.2°

Loss on drying, %

≤0.2

Transmittance, %

≥98.0

Chloride (as Cl), %

≤0.02

Sulfate (as SO₄), %

≤0.02

Ammonium as (as NH₄), %

≤0.02

Iron (as Fe), %

 ≤0.001

Heavy Metals (as Pb), %

 ≤0.001

Arsenic (as As), %

 ≤0.0001

pH Value

  5.7~6.7

Residue on ignition, %

≤0.1

Other amino acid

  No detd

The Characteristics and Uses：

 L-Alanine is one of the important products the amino acid series. It is widely used in medical, chemical and food industries.

A. Main Uses in medicine: It is a important part of sugar supplying nutrition infusion. The compound amino acid injection fluid, which is produced by L-Alanine, is new medicine mainly used to cure liver and heart diseases and it can cure catabolism disorder caused by liver function insufficient and can awake the patient of liver coma. It can also be used as good diuretic.

B. Main Uses in food field: It can be used to improve the artificial edulcorator and the acid flavor of organic acid, highten the effect of chemical condiment, promote the flavor of alcohol beverage and improve the quality and flavor of oil and brew condiment and pickled product.

Package and Transport：

   This product is contained in a double-layer package, the inner layer being a sealed nonpoisonous polyethylene bag or aluminium foil, and the outer layer being a paper board barrel. Each bag contains a net weight of 25kg. Packages may be arranged in accordance with customer’s requirements.      

        Handle with care. Protect the product from sunshine or rain. Do not transport them together with poisonous or harmful goods. This product belongs to the non-dangerous category and can be transported as a general chemical product.

Storage：

   Stored in dry, clean and ventilated places. In order to avoid pollution, it is prohibited to place this product together with poisonous or harmful substances. The expiry date is for two years.