GLYCINE USP

Molecular Formula: C2H5NO2
Molecular Weight : 75.1

CAS No. : [56–40–6]

Application:

Antioxidant, antistatic / buffering / skin conditioning / hair conditioning agent.

General properties:

White crystals or crystalline powder.

Sr. No.	Tests	Specification
1	DESCRIPTION	White, odourless, crystalline powder, having a sweetish taste. Its solutions are acid to litmus.
2	SOLUBILITY	Freely soluble in water, very slightly soluble in alcohol and in ether.
3	IDENTIFICATION BY IR	The Infra-Red spectrum of the sample is concordant with that of Glycine std.
4	CHLORIDE	Not more than 0.007%
5	SULPHATE	Not more than 0.0065%
6	HYDROLYZABLE SUBSTANCES	The solution appears as clear and as mobile as 10 ml of the same solution that has not been boiled.
7	RESIDUE ON IGNITION	Not more than 0.1 %
8	ORGANIC COMPOUNDS BY HPLC i) GLYCINE ANHYDRIDE ii) IMINODIACETIC ACID iii) DIGLYCINE iv) TRIGLYCINE v) HEXMETHYLENETETRAMINE vi) TOTAL IMPURITIES	Not more than 0.1% Not more than 0.1% Not more than 0.1% Not more than 0.1% Not more than 0.1% Not more than 1.0%
9	LOSS ON DRYING	Not more than 0.2 %
10	ASSAY ON DRIED BASIS	Not Less than 98.5% and Not more than 101.5%

Storage condition: store in a well closed container.
Safety. Environment. Regulation: Refer to MSDS of GLYCINE USP