Anthranilic acid, 98+%

Anthranilic acid, CAS # 118-92-3, also known as 2-Aminobenzoic acid or o-amino-benzoic acid, is an organic aromatic acid. | CAS: 118-92-3 | C7H7NO2 | 137.14 g/mol

Catalog Number	Quantity
ACR104915000	500 g

Catalog number ACR104915000

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Chemical Identifiers

CAS93267-04-0

IUPAC Namemethyl (2S)-2-{[(tert-butoxy)carbonyl]amino}-3-iodopropanoate

Molecular FormulaC9H16INO4

InChI KeyUGZBFCCHLUWCQI-LURJTMIESA-N

SMILESCOC(=O)[C@H](CI)NC(=O)OC(C)(C)C

Specifications

Appearance (Form)Powder

Melting point49°C to 53°C

Specific optical rotation-3.0° to -5.0° (20°C, 589 nm) (c=2 in methanol)

Appearance (Color)White to yellow

Infrared spectrumConforms

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General Description

Anthranillic acid is an organic aromatic acid consisting of benzoic acid with an o-substituted amino group
Produced as a metabolite in the L-Tryptophan-kynurenine pathway, anthranilic acid is found in both mice and humans
Esters of anthranilic acid are used in perfumes, dyes, synthetic flavor development, and as bird and insect repellents
Anthranilic acid has been used as a fungicide/mold inhibitor

Applications

Anthranilic acid is an organic reagent used in preparation of dyes, pigments, and perfumes
It has been used to fluorescently tag reducing glycans for analysis by HPLC or LC/MS
It can be used as a fluorophore group in FRET applications

RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

Bigge, J.C.; Patel, T.P.; Bruce, J.A.; Goulding, P.N.; Charles, S.M.; Parekh, R.B. Nonselective and efficient fluorescent labeling of glycans using 2-amino benzamide and anthranilic acid. Anal Biochem. 1995, 230(2), 229-38.
Zhu, Y.; Liu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, Z.; Lasanajak, Y.; Song, X. Anthranilic Acid as a Versatile Fluorescent Tag and Linker for Functional Glycomics. Bioconjug Chem. 2018, 29(11), 3847-3855.