Factory Supply High Quality DL-Phenylalanine and L-Phenylalanine
Product Description
Phenylalanine is an essential aromatic amino acid in humans (provided by food), Phenylalanine plays a key role in the biosynthesis of other amino acids and is important in the structure and function of many proteins and enzymes. Phenylalanine is converted to tyrosine, used in the biosynthesis of dopamine and norepinephrine neurotransmitters. The L-form of Phenylalanine is incorporated into proteins, while the D-form acts as a painkiller. Absorption of ultraviolet radiation by Phenylalanine is used to quantify protein amounts.
L-phenylalanine is the L-enantiomer of phenylalanine. It has a role as a nutraceutical, a micronutrient, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a plant metabolite, an algal metabolite, a mouse metabolite, a human xenobiotic metabolite and an EC 3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase) inhibitor. It is an erythrose 4-phosphate/phosphoenolpyruvate family amino acid, a proteinogenic amino acid, a phenylalanine and a L-alpha-amino acid. It is a conjugate base of a L-phenylalaninium. It is a conjugate acid of a L-phenylalaninate. It is an enantiomer of a D-phenylalanine. It is a tautomer of a L-phenylalanine zwitterion.
BASIC ANALYSIS
Analysis |
Description |
Test Method |
Assay (dry basis) |
99.0~101.0% |
HPLC |
Loss on drying |
Not More Than 0.20% |
Dryer |
Residue on ignition |
Not More Than 0.10% |
Ph. Eur. |
Related substances |
Not More Than 0.5% |
Ph. Eur. |
Endotoxin* |
Less Than 6.0 EU/g |
Ph. Eur. |
State of solution(Transmittance) |
Not Less Than 98.0% |
Ph. Eur. |
PH |
6.5~7.5 |
Ph. Eur. |
Specific rotation[α]20D |
-33.5~-35.0° |
Ph. Eur. |
Specific rotation[α]25D |
-32.7~-34.7° |
Ph. Eur. |
Ammonium (NH4) |
Not More Than 0.020% |
Ph. Eur. |
Chloride (Cl) |
Not More Than 0.020% |
Ph. Eur. |
Sulfate (SO4) |
Not More Than 0.020% |
Ph. Eur. |
Iron (Fe) |
Not More Than 10 ppm |
ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14 |
Arsenic (As) |
< 1 ppm |
ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14 |
Cadmium (Cd) |
< 2 ppm |
ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14 |
Heavy metals (Pb) |
Not More Than 10 ppm |
ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14 |
Mercury (Hg) |
< 0.5 ppm |
ICP-MS/AOAC 993.14 |
Microbial Analysis
Total Plate Count | < 3,000 cfu/g | AOAC 990.12 |
Total Yeast & Mold | < 300 cfu/g | AOAC 997.02 |
E. Coli | < 10 cfu/g | AOAC 991.14 |
Coliforms | < 10 cfu/g | AOAC 991.14 |
Salmonella | Negative | ELFA-AOAC |
Staphylococcus | < 10 cfu/g | AOAC 2003.07 |
Function
The essential amino acid L-phenylalanine (Phe) is needed for the synthesis of proteins, catecholamines, and melanin; it is also an important precursor of the amino acid L-tyrosine (Tyr).