CAS No.: 56-86-0
Molecular formular: C5H9NO4
Molecular weight: 147.13
L-Glutamic acid  | AJI97  | EP6.0  | 
Description  | White crystals or crystalline powder  | A white or almost white, crystalline powder or colourless crystals.  | 
Solubility  | /  | Freely soluble in boiling water, slightly soluble in cold water, practically insoluble in acetic acid, in acetone and in alcohol  | 
Identification  | Conform  | Conforms  | 
Appearance of solution  | /  | Clarity of solution:10% water solution should be clear  | 
Colour of solution:10% water solution should be colourless  | ||
Assay  | 98.5%~100.5%  | 98.5~100.5%  | 
pH  | 3.0~3.5  | /  | 
Transmittance  | ≥98.0%  | /  | 
Loss on drying  | ≤0.10%  | ≤0.5%  | 
Residue on ignition  | ≤0.10%  | ≤0.1%  | 
Chloride  | ≤0.020%  | ≤200ppm  | 
Heavy Metals  | ≤10ppm  | ≤10ppm  | 
Iron  | ≤10ppm  | ≤10ppm  | 
Sulfate  | ≤0.020%  | ≤300ppm  | 
Arsenic  | ≤1ppm  | /  | 
Ammonium  | ≤0.02%  | ≤200ppm  | 
Other amino acids  | Conforms  | /  | 
Pyrogen  | Conforms  | /  | 
Ninhydrin-positive substances (TLC)  | /  | Conforms  | 
Specific Rotation  | +31.5°~ +32.4°  | +30.5° to +32.5°  |