L-Aspartic acid potassium salt
SIGMA/A6558 - ≥98% (HPLC)
Synonym: Potassium L-aspartate
CAS Number: 1115-63-5
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C4H6KNO4
Molecular Weight: 171.19
EC Number: 214-226-4
MDL Number: MFCD00063085
Linear Formula: HO2CCH2CH(NH2)CO2K
Product Type: Chemical
| assay | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| color | white |
| form | powder |
| InChI | 1S/C4H7NO4.K/c5-2(4(8)9)1 |
| InChI key | TXXVQZSTAVIHFD-DKWTVANSSA |
| Quality Level | 200 ![]() |
| SMILES string | N[C@H](C([O-])=O)CC(O)=O. |
| technique(s) | ligand binding assay: suitable |
| Application: | L-Aspartic acid potassium salt has been used: • to prepare perforated patch-clamp intracellular solution • in serum glutamate–oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) assay • as a component in an internal solution (IS) for mitoflash assay to detect mitochondrial flashes in permeabilized cells |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | L-Aspartic acid is an endogenous N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor agonist. |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Potassium aspartate is capable of preventing ventricular arrhythmia in ischemic rabbit heart by decreasing transmural repolarization dispersion (TDR). |
| Biochem/physiol Actions: | Principal neurotransmitter for fast synaptic excitation. |
| General description: | L-aspartic acid is a non-essential amino acid. |
| Packaging: | 1 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 25, 100 g in poly bottle |
| RIDADR | NONH for all modes of transport |
| WGK Germany | WGK 3 |
| Flash Point(F) | Not applicable |
| Flash Point(C) | Not applicable |
| Purity | ≥98% (HPLC) |
| UNSPSC | 12352209 |

