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L-Pyroglutamic acid

≥97% (titration), suitable for plant cell culture, BioXtra

Synonym(s):

(S)-(−)-2-Pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, (S)-5-Oxo-2-pyrrolidinecarboxylic acid

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H7NO3
CAS Number:
98-79-3
Molecular Weight:
129.11
Beilstein:
82132
EC Number:
202-700-3
MDL number:
MFCD00005272
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
24898722
NACRES:
NA.26

product name

L-Pyroglutamic acid, BioXtra

product line

BioXtra

Assay

≥97% (titration)

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

impurities

≤0.0005% Phosphorus (P)

ign. residue

≤0.1%

color

white

mp

160-163 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.05%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%
Ca: ≤0.0005%
Cu: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤0.0005%
K: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤0.0005%
NH4+: ≤0.05%
Na: ≤0.005%
Pb: ≤0.001%
Zn: ≤0.0005%

SMILES string

OC(=O)[C@@H]1CCC(=O)N1

InChI

1S/C5H7NO3/c7-4-2-1-3(6-4)5(8)9/h3H,1-2H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t3-/m0/s1

InChI key

ODHCTXKNWHHXJC-VKHMYHEASA-N

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Pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H318,H412

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Li-Hui Sun et al.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 47(36), 10136-10138 (2011-08-11)
The chiral N-heterocyclic carbene bearing a proximal hydroxy group derived from L-pyroglutamic acid was found to be an efficient catalyst for the [3+2] annulation of enals and isatins to give the corresponding spirocyclic oxindolo-γ-butyrolactones in good yield with good diastereo-
P J Caspers et al.
The Journal of investigative dermatology, 116(3), 434-442 (2001-03-07)
Confocal Raman spectroscopy is introduced as a noninvasive in vivo optical method to measure molecular concentration profiles in the skin. It is shown how it can be applied to determine the water concentration in the stratum corneum as a function
Franz Gruber et al.
Current biology : CB, 23(6), 507-514 (2013-03-13)
Motivation controls behavior [1]. A variety of food-related behaviors undergo motivational modulation by hunger, satiety, and other states [2-4]. Here we searched for critical satiation factors modulating approach to an odor associated with sugar reward in Drosophila melanogaster. We selectively
E Erasmus et al.
Journal of inherited metabolic disease, 16(5), 837-843 (1993-01-01)
Prenatal diagnosis was performed in a family affected by generalized glutathione synthetase deficiency. The disorder is transmitted by autosomal recessive inheritance. The first child born in this family died of the disorder at 6 weeks of age. Prenatal diagnosis was
Mei Massengale et al.
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