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30089

L-Cysteine

≥98.5% (RT), suitable for HPLC, BioUltra

Synonym(s):

(R)-2-Amino-3-mercaptopropionic acid

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH(NH2)CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
121.16
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
32160406
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
200-158-2
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721408
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Product Name

L-Cysteine, BioUltra, ≥98.5% (RT)

product line

BioUltra

Quality Level

assay

≥98.5% (RT)

form

powder or crystals

optical activity

[α]20/D +8.0±0.5°, c = 5% in 5 M HCl

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

impurities

insoluble matter, passes filter test, ≤0.5% foreign amino acids

ign. residue

≤0.05% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.05% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)

color

white

mp

240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

1 M HCl: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤100 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, NH4+: ≤500 mg/kg, Na: ≤100 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

1 M in 1 M HCl

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 1.5, λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.2

SMILES string

N[C@@H](CS)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H7NO2S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1

InChI key

XUJNEKJLAYXESH-REOHCLBHSA-N

Application

L-Cysteine has been used in quenching of unreacted maleimide during antibody grafting. It has also been used in the preparation of nitrosocysteine stock solution, that has been employed to induce S-nitrosylation to achieve reversible cysteine modification.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cysteine is one of the functional amino acids that regulates metabolism for growth, reproduction, maintenance and immunity. Cysteine provides the disulfide linkage in proteins. It is directly associated with the transport of sulfur. Taurine, a metabolic product of cysteine acts as an antioxidant and controls the cellular redox state. Cysteine is involved in the formation of hydrogen sulfide that is utilized as a signaling molecule.
NMDA glutamatergic receptor agonist.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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抗氧化剂可保护生物系统免受含氧自由基和氧化还原过渡金属离子(如铁、铜和镉)引起的氧化损伤。

Antioxidants protect biological systems from oxidative damage produced by oxygen-containing free radicals and from redoxactive transition metal ions such as iron, copper, and cadmium.


Preparation of polyion complex micelles from poly(ethylene glycol)-block-polyions
Nuria Bayo-Puxan
Journal of Controlled Release : Official Journal of the Controlled Release Society, 156(2), 118-127 (2011)
Amino acids: metabolism, functions, and nutrition
Guoyao Wu
Amino Acids, 37(1), 1-17 (2009)
Resin-assisted enrichment of thiols as a general strategy for proteomic profiling of cysteine-based reversible modifications
Jia Guo
Nature Protocols, 9(1), 64-75 (2014)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
30089-100G04061826660096
30089-1G-KC04061826680261
30089-25G04061826660591
30089-500G04061833440315