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Online Edition: "Specifications for Flavourings"
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| Flavouring |
L-Glutamine |
| Synonym(s) |
L-Aminoglutaramic acid
Glutamic acid-5-amide
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| Latest JECFA evaluation |
2004 (Session 63)
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| Status of specification |
Full |
| Chemical name |
L-Glutamine
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| JECFA number |
1430 |
| CAS number |
56-85-9
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| FEMA number |
3684
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| COE number |
-
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| FLAVIS number |
17.007
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| Molecular weight |
146.15 |
| Chemical formula |
C5H10O3N2
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| Physical form/odour |
White crystals or crystalline powder; odourless |
| Solubility |
Soluble in water and ether |
| Solubility in ethanol |
Insoluble |
| Boiling point (°C) |
- |
| Assay min % |
98% |
| Acid value max |
- |
| Refractive index |
- |
| Specific gravity |
- |
| Other requirements |
mp: 190-192°; Sp.rotation = +15.5 to +16.5° (25°, 1N HCl) |
| ID Test |
IR |
| Spectrum |
http://www.fao.org/ag/agn/jecfa-flav/img/img/1430.gif
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