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Check out Spectrum Chemical's wide selection of alpha amino acids which exist as mirror images of one another called either L or D optical isomers. When the amount of each isomer is equal, the amino acids are termed DL-amino acids.
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Cystine, (DL- and meso- mixture)
D-(-)-Arginine, abbreviated as Arg and also known as 2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid, is the immediate precursor of urea, nitric oxide, ornithine, and agmatine. It is crucial for the ...
D-Asparagine
D-Asparagine, Monohydrate
D-Aspartic Acid, also known as Aminosuccinic acid or asparagic acid, is an α-amino acid and produced in mammals from oxaloacetate by transamination and can be generated ...
D-Aspartic Acid
D-Cysteine Hydrochloride, Monohydrate
D-Glutamic Acid, also known as 2-Aminoglutaric acid, is a proteinogenic amino acid and a non-essential amino acid, and it plays an important role in neural activation. Ungraded products ...
D-Glutamic Acid
D-Glutamine, also known as 2-Amino-4-carbamoylbutanoic acid, is a conditionally essential amino acid and used to reverse cachexia in patients with advanced cancer or AIDS. Ungraded products ...
D-Glutamine
D-Histidine
DL-Alanine, FCC is used as a nutritional supplement and a flavoring agent. The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage ...
DL-Alanine
DL-(+/-)-Arginine Hydrochloride
DL-Asparagine, Monohydrate
DL-Aspartic Acid, also known as Aminosuccinic acid, can be used as a synthetic reagent. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade suitable for general industrial ...
DL-Aspartic Acid is an alpha-amino acid. It functions as a fragrance ingredient and skin conditioning agent and is used in cosmetics and personal care products in the form of moisturizers ...
DL-Cysteine Hydrochloride Monohydrate
DL-Glutamic Acid
DL-Glutamine
DL-Histidine
DL-Histidine, free base
DL-Isoleucine, also known as 2-Amino-3-methylpentanoic acid, is an α-amino acid and classified as a hydrophobic amino acid; it can be synthesized in a procedure starting ...
DL-Isoleucine, (mixture of 4 stereoisomers)
DL-Leucine, also known as 2-Amino-4-methylpentanoic acid, is an essential amino acid and can be used as a flavor enhancer or food additive. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are ...
DL-Leucine
DL-Lysine Dihydrochloride
DL-Lysine Monohydrochloride
DL-Lysine Monohydrochloride
DL-Methionine, FCC is used as an amino acid nutritional supplement and flavor enhancer. The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for ...
DL-Methionine
DL-Ornithine Hydrochloride
DL-Ornithine Monohydrochloride
DL-Phenylalanine, FCC is used as an amino acid nutritional supplement and flavor enhancer. The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for ...
DL-Phenylalanine, also known as 2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, is an essential amino acid used to biochemically form proteins that are coded for by DNA. Ungraded products supplied by ...
DL-Phenylalanine
DL-Proline, also known simply as proline, is a DNA-encoded amino acids and can be used as an asymmetric catalyst in organic reactions. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative ...
DL-Proline
DL-Serine, FCC is used as an amino acid nutritional supplement and flavor enhancer. The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all ...
DL-Serine, Reagent, also known as 2-Amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid, is classified as a polar amino acid and can be used as a precursor to many other amino acids including cysteine, glycine ...
DL-Threonine, also known as 2-Amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid, is an essential amino acid that is classified as polar and susceptible to several post-translational modifications. Ungraded ...
DL-Tryptophan
DL-Tryptophan, also known as 2-Amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid, is an essential amino acid in the human diet. It can be used as an anxiolytic, antidepressant, and sleep aid. ...
DL-Tyrosine - Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade suitable for general industrial use or research purposes and typically are not suitable for human consumption ...
DL-Tyrosine is one of the group of 22 acids that are used by cells in order to synthesize proteins. It is a non-essential amino acid that has a polar side group. It is an important part ...
D-Lysine Hydrochloride
D-(-)-Lysine Monohydrochloride
D-Methionine
D-Phenylalanine
D-Phenylalanine
D-Threonine, also known as 2-Amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid, is an essential amino acid that is classified as polar. It bears a chiral side chain, as well as the amino acid, isoleucine. ...
D-(+)-Threonine
D-Tryptophan, also known as 2-Amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid, is considered an essential amino acid in the human diet and can be used in structural or enzyme proteins. Ungraded ...
D-Tryptophan
D-Tyrosine - Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade suitable for general industrial use or research purposes and typically are not suitable for human consumption ...
D-Tyrosine
Glycine, USP is a colorless, sweet-tasting crystalline non-essential amino acid. USP glycine has a wide variety of uses, including as an additive in pet food and animal feed, in foods ...
Glycine, FCC is an organic compound and is also the smallest of the 20 common amino acids in proteins. It is a sweet tasting, colorless, crystalline solid. Glycine is a common building ...
Glycine, Ultrapure is an organic compound and is also the smallest of the 20 common amino acids in proteins. It is a sweet tasting, colorless, crystalline solid. Glycine is a common ...
Glycine, Electrophoresis Grade
Glycine, Reagent, ACS is an organic compound and is also the smallest of the 20 common amino acids in proteins. It is a sweet tasting, colorless, crystalline solid. Glycine is a common ...
Glycine, for Electrophoresis
Glycine Hydrochloride is commonly used in buffer solutions, in electrophoresis, and preparative chromatography. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade suitable ...
Glycine Hydrochloride
Alanine, USP is a non-essential alpha-amino acid and appears as a white powder. Alanine is used in clinical nutrition and as an ingredient for pharmaceutical products such as therapeutics ...
L-Alanine, FCC is included in the 20 amino acids encoded by the genetic code and often used in cases of hypoglycemia. The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex ...
Arginine, USP is a semiessential amino acid that has an important part in wound healing. All Spectrum Chemical USP products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing ...
L-Arginine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum Chemical ...
L-Arginine, abbreviated as Arg, plays an important role in cell division, the healing of wounds, removing ammonia from the body, immune function, and the release of hormones. Ungraded ...
L-(+)-Arginine Hydrochloride
Arginine Hydrochloride, USP is a semiessential amino acid that has an important part in wound healing. All Spectrum Chemical USP products are manufactured, packaged and stored under ...
L-Arginine Monohydrochloride, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. ...
L-Arginine Hydrochloride is an alpha-amino acid that is a semi-essential amino acid. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade suitable for general industrial ...
L-Asparagine, Monohydrate
L-Asparagine, Monohydrate, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. ...
L-Asparagine, Monohydrate, also known as 2-Amino-3-carbamoylpropanoic acid, is one of the common amino acid on Earth. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade ...
L-Aspartic Acid, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum ...
L-Aspartic Acid is a nonessential amino acid. Aspartic acid is used as a component of parenteral and enteral nutrition. In pharmaceutical agents aspartic acid is used as an ammoniac ...
L-Aspartic Acid
L-Cysteine is biosynthesized in humans and a semi-essential amino acid. It is used most often used as a food additive. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade ...
Cysteine Hydrochloride, Monohydrate, USP is a semi-essential amino acid. All Spectrum Chemical USP grade products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing ...
L-Cysteine Monohydrochloride, Monohydrate, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement ...
L-Cysteine Hydrochloride, Monohydrate is a semi-essential amino acid and can be biosynthesized in humans. It is often used as a food additive. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum ...
L-Cystine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum Chemical ...
L-(-)-Cystine, also known simply as cystine, is an organosulfur compound and used as a substrate for the cystine-glutamate antiporter. Ungraded products supplied by TCI America are ...
L-(-)-Cystine Dihydrochloride
L-Glutamic Acid, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum ...
L-Glutamic Acid is also known as glutamic acid. It is used in the food industry most usually as a flavor with an umami taste. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of ...
L-Glutamic Acid
L-Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride, FCC is often used as a food additive and flavor enhancer in the form of its sodium salt. The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex ...
L-Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride, also known as 2-Aminoglutaric acid, acts as the precursor for the synthesis of the inhibitory gamma-aminobutyric acid in GABA-ergic neurons. Ungraded products ...
L-Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride
Monosodium L-Glutamate, FCC is used in the food industry as a flavor with an umami taste. The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for ...
L-Glutamic Acid Monosodium Salt is also known as sodium glutamate and is used in the food industry most usually as a flavorant. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative ...
L-Glutamine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum ...
L-Glutamine is also known as glutamine and is a free amino acid in the human blood. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade suitable for general industrial use ...
L-Glutamine
L-Histidine, USP - All Spectrum Chemical USP products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) per 21CFR part 211 in FDA registered and ...
L-Histidine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum ...
L-Histidine, also known as 2-Amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid, is an essential amino acid with an imidazole functional group. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative ...
L-Histidine, also known as 2-Amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid, is an α-amino acid with an imidazole functional group and a precursor for carnosine biosynthesis and histamine. ...
L-Histidine Monohydrochloride, Monohydrate, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement ...
L-Histidine Monohydrochloride, Monohydrate, also known as 2-Amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid, is an α-amino acid with an imidazole functional group. Ungraded products ...
L-Isoleucine, USP is one of nine essential amino acids in humans. All Spectrum Chemical USP products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing Practices ...
L-Isoleucine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum ...
L-Isoleucine, Crystal is a branched chain amino acids and is classified as an essential amino acid and is used as a nutritional additive. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative ...
L-Isoleucine
Leucine, USP is a hydrophobic essential amino acid that is a component in astacin, ferritin and other buffer proteins. It is used for the creation of sterols in the muscle and adipose ...
L-Leucine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum Chemical ...
L-(+)-Lysine
L-Lysine Dihydrochloride, also known as 2,6-Diaminohexanoic acid, is an α-amino acid and an essential amino acid used as an additive to animal feed. Ungraded products supplied ...
L-(+)-Lysine Dihydrochloride
L-(+)-Lysine Monohydrochloride
Methionine, USP is used to prevent liver damage in acetaminophen poisoning. All Spectrum Chemical USP grade products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing ...
L-Methionine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum ...
L-Methionine is an amino acid which is typically abbreviated as Met or M. It is classified as nonpolar and considered an essential amino acids in all metozoa. Ungraded products supplied ...
L-Methionine
L-Ornithine Dihydrochloride
L-Ornithine Hydrochloride is an amino acid that is part of the urea cycle. It allows for the disposal of excess nitrogen. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade ...
L-Ornithine Monohydrochloride
Phenylalanine, USP is an amino acid, a building block of protein. All Spectrum Chemical USP products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing Practices ...
L-Phenylalanine, also known as 2-Amino-3-phenylpropanoic acid, is an essential amino acid used to biochemically form proteins that are coded for by DNA. Ungraded products supplied by ...
L-Phenylalanine
Proline, USP - All Spectrum Chemical USP products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) per 21CFR part 211 in FDA registered and inspected ...
L-Proline, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum Chemical ...
Serine, USP - All Spectrum Chemical USP grade products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) per 21CFR part 211 in FDA registered and ...
L-Serine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum Chemical ...
Threonine, Crystal, USP is an amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. All Spectrum Chemical USP grade products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good ...
L-Threonine, Crystal, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. ...
L-Threonine, Crystal, also known as 2-Amino-3-hydroxybutanoic acid, is an essential amino acid that is classified as polar. It bears a chiral side chain, as well as the amino acid, isoleucine. ...
L-(-)-Threonine
L-Tryptophan, also known as 2-Amino-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)propanoic acid, is considered an essential amino acid in the human diet. Ungraded products supplied by TCI America are generally ...
Tyrosine, USP - All Spectrum Chemical USP products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) per 21CFR part 211 in FDA registered and inspected ...
L-Tyrosine, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum Chemical ...
L-Tyrosine - Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade suitable for general industrial use or research purposes and typically are not suitable for human consumption ...
L-(-)-Tyrosine
L-Tyrosine Disodium Salt Hydrate
Valine, USP - All Spectrum Chemical USP products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP) per 21CFR part 211 in FDA registered and inspected ...
L-Valine, Crystal, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. Spectrum ...
L-Valine, Crystal, also known as 2-amino-3-methylbutanoic acid, is a branched-chain amino acid and is classified as non-polar; it can substitute for the hydrophilic amino acid glutamic ...
Lysine Hydrochloride, Granular, USP is an amino acid and protein building block. All Spectrum Chemical USP grade products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing ...
Lysine Hydrochloride, Powder, USP is an amino acid and protein building block. All Spectrum Chemical USP grade products are manufactured, packaged and stored under current Good Manufacturing ...
L-Lysine Monohydrochloride, FCC - The FCC grade meets the requirements of the Food Chemical Codex indicates and is suitable for all food, beverage and nutritional supplement applications. ...
L-Lysine Monohydrochloride
Sodium L-Glutamate, Monohydrate is also known as sodium glutamate and is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. It is used in the food industry most usually as a flavor with an umami taste. ...