L-CITRULLINE

PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 372-75-8

L-CITRULLINE

EINECS NO. 206-759-6
FORMULA C6H13N3O3
MOL WT. 175.19

H.S. CODE

2924.19.1150

TOXICITY

 
SYNONYMS N5-(Aminocarbonyl)ornithine; (S)-2-Amino-5-ureidopentanoic acid;
N(delta)-Carbamylornithine; N5-Carbamoyl-L-ornithine; Sitrulline; delta-Ureidonorvaline; alpha-Amino-delta-ureidovaleric acid; alpha-amino delta-carbamido n-valeric acid; Citrulline; L-2Amino-5-ureidovaleric acid;
SMILES NC(=O)NCCC[C@@H](C(O)=O)N

CLASSIFICATION

Amino Acids

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE white crystalline powder
MELTING POINT 214 - 216 C
BOILING POINT

 

SPECIFIC GRAVITY  
SOLUBILITY IN WATER 1.28E+04 mg/l at 25 C
pH  
VAPOR DENSITY

 

pKa 2.43 (at 20 C)
log Pow -3.19E+00 (Octanol-water)
VAPOR PRESSURE 8.87E-09 (mmHg)
HENRY'S LAW 2.86E-17 (atm-m3/mole at 25 C)
OH RATE 4.77E-11 (cm3/molecule-sec at 25 C Atmospheric)

AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 1; Flammability: 0; Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

 

FLASH POINT

 

STABILITY

Stable under ordinary conditions.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION & APPLICATIONS

Citrulline, alpha-amino delta-carbamido n-valeric acid, is found in mainly watermelon fruits. Citrulline is not built into proteins, as it is not coded for by DNA. It is formed as an intermediate in a cycle of biochemical reactions called urea cycle or ornithine cycle which remove ammonia in a form of urea or uric acid. Citrulline is not built into proteins, as it is not coded for by DNA.It is known that citrulline is a central part of the urine excretion function of watermelon. Insufficiency removal of nitrogenous waste, mainly ammonia, can leads liver failure. It is also known that citrulline improves immune response.

Wikipedia Linking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrulline

Material Safety Data Sheet: http://www.chemcas.org/

 

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

White to off-white crystalline powder
SPECIFIC ROTATION +24.5° ~ +26.8°

LOSS ON DRYING

0.5% max

RESIDUE ON IGNITION

0.1% max

HEAVY METAL

10ppm max

ASSAY

98.5 - 101.0%
TRANSPORTATION
PACKING
 
HAZARD CLASS Not regulated
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OTHER INFORMATION