05160

β-Alanine

BioXtra, ≥99.0% (NT)

• Synonym(s): Beta-alanine, β-Ala, 3-Aminopropionic acid
• Linear Formula: NH₂CH₂CH₂COOH
• CAS Number: 107-95-9
• Molecular Weight: 89.09
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 906793
• EC Number: 203-536-5
• MDL number: MFCD00008200
• UNSPSC Code: 12352209
• eCl@ss: 39030936
• PubChem Substance ID: 329747649
• NACRES: NA.26

Properties

• product line: BioXtra
• assay: ≥99.0% (NT)
• form: crystals
• ign. residue: ≤0.1% (as SO₄)
• loss: ≤0.1% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)
• mp: ~200 °C (dec.); 202 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• cation traces: 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; Mg: ≤5 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Na: ≤50 mg/kg; Ni: ≤5 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• application(s): peptide synthesis
• SMILES string: NCCC(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C3H7NO2/c4-2-1-3(5)6/h1-2,4H2,(H,5,6)
• InChI key: UCMIRNVEIXFBKS-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

Application

• A new green approach to L-histidine and ß-alanine analysis in dietary supplements using rapid and simple contactless conductivity detection integrated with high-resolution glass-microchip electrophoresis.: This paper presents a novel method for analyzing ß-Alanine in dietary supplements, showcasing a green, efficient, and high-resolution technique (Pukleš et al., 2024).

Biochem/physiol Actions

β-Alanine, a β amino acid, is a component of pantothenic acid and the rate limiting amino acid in the biosynthesis of the histidinyl antioxidant dipeptides carnosine and anserine.

β-Alanine, a β−amino acid, is a component of pantothenic acid and the rate-limiting amino acid in the biosynthesis of the histidinyl antioxidant dipeptides carnosine and anserine. Endogenous β-amino acid that is a nonselective agonist at glycine receptors and a ligand for the G protein-coupled orphan receptor, TGR7 (MrgD). β-Alanine flux plays a cytoprotective role by supporting the osmotic stability of marine organisms, preimplantation mouse embryos and mammalian cells exposed to hypoxic stress.

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 13 - Non Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)