L-Methionine CAS 63-68-3

L-methionine, also known as S-methionine, is the levorotatory form of methionine, the chemical formula is C5H11NO2S, and its chemical properties are colorless or white glossy flake crystals or white crystalline powder, with a slightly special odor and slightly bitter taste.

Soluble in water (5.6g/100mL, 30℃), warm dilute ethanol, alkaline solution or dilute mineral acid, hardly soluble in ethanol, almost insoluble in ether.

L-Methionine is a crucial amino acid for animal as well as human nutrition. It is frequently utilized in the preparation of substance amino acid infusions, as a medicine for the therapy of intense liver disease and liver cirrhosis, and also as an antidote for medications.

L-Methionine is just one of the eight amino acids that the body requirements but can not synthesize on its own. It is widely made use of in numerous fields such as amino drinks, food, biochemical reagents and life.

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DL-methionine is commonly utilized in compound feed for hens, pigs as well as cattle.

Its metabolic rate is connected to cysteine, and also in prokaryotes formylated methionine is the starting amino acid for healthy protein biosynthesis.

It can in addition be activated by ATP along with exchanged s-adenosylmethionine, which is used as a methyl contributor to take part in the synthesis of creatine and choline.