CAS · 172669-64-6
Product Overview
Glycyl-L-glutamine monohydrate is a high-purity amino-acids supplied for industrial and specialty chemical applications. Contact our team for specifications, packaging options and lead times.
Product Specifications
| Appearance: | White or off white crystalline or crystalline powder |
|---|---|
| Assay: | 99.0% min (as anhydrous) |
| Acidity: | 4.5 - 6.0 |
| Heavy metal: | 0.005% max |
| Chloride: | 0.02% max |
| Sulfate: | 0.02% max |
| Ammonium salt: | 0.1% max |
| Iron salt: | 0.001% max |
| Arsenic salt: | 0.0001% max |
| Specific curl: | -1.2 deg ~ -2.4 deg |
| Cyclo(gly-gln): | 0.5% max |
| Pyroglutamic acid: | 0.5% max |
| Unknown single impurity: | 0.5% max |
| Unknown total impurities: | 1.0% max |
| Glycine: | 1.0% max |
| Glutamine & glycine: | 0.5% max |
| Ethanol: | 0.05% max |
| Methanol: | 0.3% max |
| Toluene: | 0.089% max |
| Residue on ignition: | 0.1% max |
| Water: | 7.0 ~ 9.0% |
| Total aerobic bacteria count: | 1000 cfu/g max |
| Total number of mold and yeast: | 100 cfu/g max |
| Identification: | Should comply with regulations |
Applications
1. Nutritional and Pharmaceutical Use
Glycyl-L-glutamine serves as a nutritional supplement in clinical nutrition, especially in parenteral or enteral feeding formulations, due to its roles in:
Supporting nitrogen metabolism
Acting as a glutamine source, which is critical during stress, trauma, or illness when glutamine demand increases.
Used in studies focusing on gut health and mucosal protection since glutamine is vital for intestinal cell maintenance and repair.
2. Cell Culture and Biotechnology
Employed as a stable dipeptide substitute for L-glutamine in cell culture media.
Offers advantages over free glutamine by:
Reducing ammonia accumulation (a toxic byproduct from glutamine degradation).
Enhancing cell viability and growth in long-term cultures.
Supports protein synthesis and cellular metabolism effectively.
3. Peptide Synthesis and Research
Used as a building block in synthetic peptide chemistry.
Serves in biochemical assays to study peptide transport, metabolism, and enzymatic activity.
4. Pharmaceutical Research
Investigated for therapeutic roles in:
Wound healing
Immune support
Conditions requiring enhanced protein/nitrogen balance.
Benefits
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Conclusion
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