CAS No. 302-72-7

Colourless to white odurless needle crystal or crystalloid powder. Sweet mei. Taste threshold 0.06%. By water - ethanol liquid recrystallizate person for inclined FangJing department, by water recrystallizate person for needle crystal or crystalloid powder. 5% aqueous Ph value 5.5 ~ 7.0. At about the 295 ~ 300 ℃ melted, and decomposition. Chemical stable performance. Encounter proposed can be transformed into l-lactic acid. Soluble in water (16.72 g / 100ml canister, 25 ℃). Slightly soluble in alcohol. Votes-free light sex. The goods have special sweetness, than the sand sugar is sweet, as glycine 1.6 times of, is the most sweet a kind of amino acids. Alanine belong to the human body, but non-essential amino acids with pyruvic produce reversible conversion, and sugar metabolism in physiological processes related to material is very important. Mainly used as food additives, can be used alone, also can be made with sodium glutamate compound condiment, such as its the biggest selling is sweet composite sauce. Used alone primarily as pickle and maple syrup salted food additives. In addition, still used as vinegar, soy sauce, juice of additive and general dosage for 0.1% - 0.5%. Its main function is to improve food flavor, taste, keep unbleached etc, and also provides sweet source. DL - alanine was used in pharmaceutical intermediates.