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L-Cysteine hydrochloride

Name: <SC>L</SC>-Cysteine hydrochloride
Brand: SIGMA

≥98.0%, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent, non-animal source

Synonym(s):

(2R)-2-Amino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid hydrochloride

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Linear Formula:

HSCH₂CH(NH₂)COOH · HCl

CAS Number:

52-89-1

Molecular Weight:

157.62

NACRES:

NA.26

PubChem Substance ID:

24892963

UNSPSC Code:

12352209

EC Number:

200-157-7

MDL number:

MFCD00064553

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

3560277

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Properties

Product Name

L-Cysteine hydrochloride, anhydrous, from non-animal source, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, ≥98.0%

biological source

non-animal source

Quality Level

200

grade

anhydrous

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥98.0%

form

powder or crystals

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

endotoxin, tested

color

white to off-white

mp

174.1-174.7 °C

solubility

H₂O: 50 mg/mL

application(s)

peptide synthesis

SMILES string

Cl[H].N[C@@H](CS)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C3H7NO2S.ClH/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6;/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6);1H/t2-;/m0./s1

InChI key

IFQSXNOEEPCSLW-DKWTVANSSA-N

Description

Application

Non-animal source L-cysteine is used as a cell culture media component for the commercial biomanufacture of therapeutic recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies.

Biochem/physiol Actions

NMDA glutamatergic receptor agonist that is also an agonist at AMPA glutamatergic receptors at high concentrations.

NMDA glutamatergic receptor agonist; AMPA glutamatergic receptor agonist at high concentrations.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Articles

L-Cysteine in Cell Culture

Importance and uses of cysteine in serum-free eukaryotic, including hybridoma and Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cell, cultures