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A6558

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L-Aspartic acid potassium salt

≥98% (HPLC), suitable for ligand binding assays

Synonym(s):

Potassium L-aspartate

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HO2CCH2CH(NH2)CO2K
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
171.19
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
eCl@ss:
32160406
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.77

product name

L-Aspartic acid potassium salt, ≥98% (HPLC)

Quality Level

Assay

≥98% (HPLC)

form

powder

technique(s)

ligand binding assay: suitable

color

white

SMILES string

N[C@H](C([O-])=O)CC(O)=O.[K+]

InChI

1S/C4H7NO4.K/c5-2(4(8)9)1-3(6)7;/h2H,1,5H2,(H,6,7)(H,8,9);/q;+1/p-1/t2-;/m0./s1

InChI key

TXXVQZSTAVIHFD-DKWTVANSSA-M

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General description

L-aspartic acid is a non-essential amino acid.

Application

L-Aspartic acid potassium salt has been used:
  • to prepare perforated patch-clamp intracellular solution
  • in serum glutamate–oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) assay
  • as a component in an internal solution (IS) for mitoflash assay to detect mitochondrial flashes in permeabilized cells

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Aspartic acid is an endogenous N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor agonist.
Potassium aspartate is capable of preventing ventricular arrhythmia in ischemic rabbit heart by decreasing transmural repolarization dispersion (TDR).
Principal neurotransmitter for fast synaptic excitation.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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