Uses: 2-Ketoglutaric acid has a wide range of applications in the animal feed, food, pharmaceutical and fine chemistry industries. It is used as an intermediate in the kreb's cycle catalyzed by glutamate dehydrogenase enzyme on glutamate. It is also used in dietary supplements to improve protein synthesis.
MF:C5H6O5 EINECS No.:225-976-7 Type:Auxiliaries and Other Medicinal Chemicals Grade Standard :Food Grade, Medicine Grade Purity:99% Appearance:white or almost white crystals or crystalline powder Melting point:113-117℃ Loss on drying:≤0.5% Residue on ignition:≤0.2% Heavy metal:≤10ppm CAS databases:328-50-7(CAS DataBase Reference) NIST chemical information:2-Oxopentanedioic acid(328-50-7) The EPA chemical information:Pentanedioic acid, 2-oxo-(328-50-7) Application: 1, Mainly as a sports nutrition beverage ingredients . 2,As organic intermediates, biochemical reagents, test liver function of form a complete set of reagents. Packing: 25kg/drum