Aspartic Acid

Aspartic Acid

AKA “L-aspartic acid, 56-84-8, (2S)-2-aminobutanedioic acid, Asparagic acid, L-Aminosuccinic acid, Asparaginic acid, L-Asparaginic acid, (S)-2-Aminosuccinic acid, L-Asparagic acid”

Acid

Ingredient Facts

Aspartic acid

AKA: L-aspartic acid, 56-84-8, (2S)-2-aminobutanedioic acid, Asparagic acid, L-Aminosuccinic acid, Asparaginic acid, L-Asparaginic acid, (S)-2-Aminosuccinic acid, L-Asparagic acid

Acid · Antistatic · EWG: 1

Synthetic

Skin Conditioner

Hair Care

Acid

Clean

Aspartic Acid is a non-essential amino acid in humans, Aspartic Acid has an overall negative charge and plays an important role in the synthesis of other amino acids and in the citric acid and urea cycles. Asparagine, arginine, lysine, methionine, isoleucine, and some nucleotides are synthesized from aspartic acid. Aspartic acid also serves as a neurotransmitter. (NCI04)

Solubility 5390

Formula

C4H7NO4

Mol. Weight

133.10

CAS #

56-84-8, 617-45-8

Form

Liquid

State

Dry Powder

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Functions

Antistatic

Hair Conditioning

A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.

Skin Conditioning

A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.

Locks in moisture

Traditional Use

Amino acid first isolated in 1827 from plant sources. Historically valued in traditional medicine as a component of protein-rich plant and animal extracts for skin nourishment.