L-Aspartic acid

L-aspartic acid is the L-enantiomer of aspartic acid. Among its listed roles, it functions as a Escherichia coli metabolite, a mouse metabolite and a neurotransmitter. It is an aspartate family amino acid, a proteinogenic amino acid, an aspartic acid and a L-alpha-amino acid. It is the conjugate acid of L-aspartate(1-). It is an enantiomer of a D-aspartic acid. It is grouped under the following drug class(es): Amino Acids. Its therapeutic use is listed as nutritional supplements. The directory classifies it as a commercial API with a biotechnology source/manufacturing origin. Other names for this substance include Aminosuccinic acid and Asparagic acid. Its PubChem CID is 5960.

CAS No 56-84-8
Molecular Formula C4H7NO4
Molecular Weight 133.10 g/mol
Synonyms (2S)-2-aminobutanedioic acid

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