PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

227-842-3

H.S. CODE

TOXICITY

Oral rat LD50 7930 mg/kg

CLASSIFICATION

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

pH

REFRACTIVE INDEX

APPLICATIONS

Flavor enhancers and maskers, pH buffers and stabilizers, an ingredient in pharmaceutical products, food and personal care products and as a chemical intermediate.

TECHNICAL GRADE

APPEARANCE

white to off-white crystalline powder

ASSAY (DRY BASIS)

97.5% min

LOSS ON DRYING

1.0% max

HEAVY METALS

20ppm max

FOOD GRADE

APPEARANCE

white, odorless, crystalline powder

ASSAY (DRY BASIS)

98.5% min

IDENTIFICATION

passes test

LOSS ON DRYING

CHLORIDE

0.002% max

HEAVY METALS

20ppm max

OTHER INFORMATION

Glycine is a white, crystalline amino acid; dissolve in water and. As also known as aminoacetic acid, it is the simplest amino acid. It has acid group as well as amino group which both groups act as a base. It is not optically active, i.e., it does not have d- and l-stereoisomers as two hydrogens are bonded to the central carbon atom. It is nonessential amino acids for mammals; i.e., they can synthesize it from amino acids serine and threonine and from other sources and do not require dietary sources. It is commercially synthesis from ammonia. It is also prepared from bromoethanoic acid by reaction with potassium phthalimide. It helps to improve glycogen storage utilized in the synthesis of hemoglobin, collagen, and glutathione, and facilitates the amelioration of high blood fat and uric acid levels.