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L-Tyrosine, 99%
CAS: 60-18-4 | C9H11NO3 | 181.19 g/mol
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Catalog number ALFA11141.22
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Quantity:
100 g
Specifications
Chemical Name or MaterialL-Tyrosine
Melting Point>300°C
CAS60-18-4
Health Hazard 1H315-H319-H335
Health Hazard 2GHS H Statement
H315-H319-H335
Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
May cause respiratory irritation.
H315-H319-H335
Causes skin irritation.
Causes serious eye irritation.
May cause respiratory irritation.
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L-Tyrosine is used in pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and food additives. It is a precursor to alkaloids such as morphine, neurotransmitters, epinephrine, p-coumaric acid, thyroxine, pigment melanin and catcholamines. It plays a vital role in photosynthesis.
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Applications
L-Tyrosine is used in pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and food additives. It is a precursor to alkaloids such as morphine, neurotransmitters, epinephrine, p-coumaric acid, thyroxine, pigment melanin and catcholamines. It plays a vital role in photosynthesis.
Solubility
Soluble in hydrochloric acid. Slightly soluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong reducing agents.
L-Tyrosine is used in pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements and food additives. It is a precursor to alkaloids such as morphine, neurotransmitters, epinephrine, p-coumaric acid, thyroxine, pigment melanin and catcholamines. It plays a vital role in photosynthesis.
Solubility
Soluble in hydrochloric acid. Slightly soluble in water.
Notes
Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents and strong reducing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only
General References:
- Gu, W.; Wang, M.; Mao, X.; Wang, Y.; Li, L.; Xia, W. A facile sensitive l-tyrosine electrochemical sensor based on a coupled CuO/Cu2O nanoparticles and multi-walled carbon nanotubes nanocomposite film. Anal. Methods 2015, 7 (4), 1313-1320.
- Hamzehzadeh, S.; Abbasi, M. The influence of 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium bromide on the partitioning of l-tyrosine within the {polyethylene glycol 600+ potassium citrate} aqueous biphasic system at T= 298.15 K. J. Chem. Thermodyn. 2015, 80, 102-111.