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L-(−)-Malic acid

97%, optical purity ee: 99% (GLC)

Synonym(s):

(S)-(−)-2-Hydroxysuccinic acid, L-Hydroxybutanedioic acid

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Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2CH(OH)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
134.09
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.22
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
202-601-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1723541
MDL number:
Assay:
97%
Form:
powder
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Quality Level

assay

97%

form

powder

optical activity

[α]20/D −27°, c = 5.5 in pyridine

optical purity

ee: 99% (GLC)

mp

101-103 °C (lit.)

functional group

carboxylic acid, hydroxyl

SMILES string

O[C@@H](CC(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C4H6O5/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7/h2,5H,1H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9)/t2-/m0/s1

InChI key

BJEPYKJPYRNKOW-REOHCLBHSA-N

General description

L-(-)-Malic acid is an organic acid that is commonly found in wine. It plays an important role in wine microbiological stability.

Application

L-(-)-Malic acid is a selective α-amino protecting reagent for amino acid derivatives. It is also a versatile synthon for the preparation of chiral compounds including κ-opioid receptor agonists, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 analogue, and phoslactomycin B.


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Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

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Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2, 1713-1713 (1992)
Tetrahedron Letters, 48, 5601-5601 (2007)
I Yoshpe-Besançon et al.
Biotechnology and applied biochemistry, 18 ( Pt 1), 93-102 (1993-08-01)
In previous papers we have reported that an aminopeptidase A (EC 3.4.11.7) purified from Staphylococcus chromogenes was able to catalyse the introduction of L-malic acid at the N-terminus of Tyr and Phe derivatives. We now show that this enzyme can



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112577-100G04061838700049
112577-25G04061838700056