Pharma-Grade Glycine

White crystal powder. Sweet taste, esay to bedissolved in water.
Molecular formula: C2 H5 NO2
Molecular weight: 75.07
Structure formula: NH2 CH2 COOH
Physical chemistry property:
White crystal powder. Sweet taste, esay to bedissolved in water, slightly dissolved in methanol and ethanol, but not dissolved in acetone and ether, melting point: Between232-236° C(decomposition).
Quality specification:
Pharma grade adopts the standard of American Pharmacopeisa.

QAULITY SPECIFICATION
Item
Specification
Qualified
Pharma grade
ASSAY, %
≥ 97.5
98.5 - 101.5
Chloride(CI), %
≤ 0.60
≤ 0.007
Heavy metal(pb), %
^
≤ 0.002
Arsenic(As), %
^
≤ 0.0001
Lead, %
^
^
Iron(Fe), %
≤ 0.005
^
Sulfate(SO4), %
^
≤ 0.0060
Loss on drying, %
≤ 0.20
≤ 0.20
Residue on ignition, %
^
≤ 0.10
pH value
^
^
Color and clarity
^
^
Readily hydrolysable substances
^
Up to S.
Organic volatile inpurities
^
Up to S.

Main usage of pharma arade glycine
(1)Used in the research on the metabolism of amino acids by medical organisms or on a biochemical asis;
(2)Used as a buffer for aurcomycin, as a raw material for making L-dopa for treating Parkingson disease, Vitamin B6and other amino acids as Threonine;
(3)Mainly used in Amino Acid injection solution as nutritional infususion;
(4)Used as the raw material for cephslosporins, he intermediate for Thiamphenicol and etc.
(5)Used as the raw material for cosmeric.