L-Methionine

English Name:  L-Methionine

Chemical Name: L-2-Amino-4-(methylthio)butanoic acid.

CAS No.: 63-68-3

Molecular Formula: C5H9NO2S

Molecular Weight:149.21

Structural formula:

Physicochemical property:

white diamond flaky crystal or needle shaped crystal. Soluble in water slightly slightly soluble in alcohol. not soluble in ether.

It is the one of the basic amino acids for human health, mainly used as nutritional supplement, raw material of pharmacy, solution of nutritional transfusion. It is aso an agent to protective liver and helpful for therapy liver cirrhosis and toxic hepatitis.