Description
Standard: AJI**0/*2/*7, EP5, USP**2, BP****9,
FCC-V, CP****0
Alias:L- L- methionine; methionine; L- alpha amino
**- methylthio butyric acid; L- methionine
Molecular formula: C5H*1NO2S
Molecular weight:**9.*1
Character: colorless or white lustrous crystalline
or white crystalline powder. A special smell. The taste is slightly
bitter. The melting point is ******1 degrees (decomposition). The
destabilization of strong acids can lead to demethylation.
Dissolved in water (5.6g/**0ml, *0 degrees), warm, dilute ethanol,
alkaline solution, and rare inorganic acid. It is difficult to
dissolve in ethanol and is almost insoluble in ether.
Usage:L- methionine is one of the eight amino
acids that the human body is essential but can not synthesize
itself. It is widely used in beverages, food, biochemical reagents
and daily life, and other fields.
