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PHL82213

L-Theanine

phyproof® Reference Substance

Synonym(s):

Nγ-Ethyl-L-glutamine, L-Glutamic acid γ-(ethylamide), Suntheanine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H14N2O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
174.20
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24

grade

primary reference standard

product line

phyproof® Reference Substance

Assay

≥98.0% (HPLC)

manufacturer/tradename

PhytoLab

application(s)

food and beverages

format

neat

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C7H14N2O3/c1-2-9-6(10)4-3-5(8)7(11)12/h5H,2-4,8H2,1H3,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t5-/m0/s1

InChI key

DATAGRPVKZEWHA-YFKPBYRVSA-N

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General description

This substance is a primary reference substance with assigned absolute purity (considering chromatographic purity, water, residual solvents, inorganic impurities). The exact value can be found on the certificate. Produced by PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG

Biochem/physiol Actions

Theanine is able to bind to AMPA, kainite, and NMDA glycine receptors in rat cortical neurons but with less affinity than glutamic acid. It has been studied as a glutamate transport inhibitor, preventing glutamate uptake by M5076 ovarian sarcoma-bearing mouse cells and increasing the effect of doxorubicin on tumor growth in M5076 mice.

Other Notes

Theanine is an amino acid analog of glutamine, found in green tea.

Legal Information

phyproof is a registered trademark of PhytoLab GmbH & Co. KG

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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