General

Aspartic acid is a non-essential amino acid. It is involved in the Urea cycle, Krebs cycle and in DNA metabolism.

Applications

• Used as one of the components of synthetic drop out media for culturing budding yeast
• Used to study non-enzymatic gluconeogenesis

Specification

Minimum Assay: 98.5-101.5%
Molecular Formula: C₄H₇NO₄ 
Molecular Weight: 133.11 g/mol
Melting Point: >300°C
Chloride (Cl): <0.02%
Ammonium (NH4) (salt): <0.02%
Heavy Metals (as Pb): <10ppm
Arsenic (As): <1ppm
Lead (Pb): <5ppm

Microbiological

Total Plate Count: <1000cfu/g
Yeasts: <100cfu/g
Moulds: <100cfu/g
Salmonella: negative/375g
Escherichia Coli: <30cfu/g

Hazards

Hazard Phrazes: Not considered harmful under normal laboratory conditions

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