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Glycine

Glycine

A white, odorless, crystalline powder having a sweetish taste. Its solution is acid to litmus. One g dissolves in about 4 mL of water. It is very slightly soluble in alcohol and in ether. Glycine may be prepared from chloroacetic acid and ammonia; from protein sources, such as gelatin and silk fibroin; from ammonium bicarbonate and sodium cyanide; by catalytic cleavage of serine; from hydrobromic acid and methyleneaminoacetonitrile.

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Synonyms:assurgrinfeinsuss;assurgrinvollsuss;asugryn;cyclamate,sodiumsalt;cyclamic;cyclohexanesulfamicacid,monosodiumsalt;cyclohexanesulphamicacid,monosodiumsalt;cyclohexyl-sulfamicacimonosodiumsalt

CAS: 139-05-9

MF: C6H14NNaO3S

MW: 203.23

EINECS: 205-348-9

Product Categories: Food & Feed ADDITIVES;Food additive, Sweeteners;Building Blocks;Chemical Synthesis;Organic Building Blocks;Sulfonic/Sulfinic Acid Salts;Sulfur Compounds;139-05-9

Mol File: 139-05-9.mol


Glycine Structure