Description
Colorless needle-like crystals; odorless and tasteless; soluble in water (solubility in water at 25??C is 3.6%), slightly soluble in ethanol, insoluble in ether, methanol, benzene, acetone, chloroform, ethyl acetate and glacial acetic acid; when heated , acid and alkali are unstable, easily hydrolyzed to L-glutamic acid; pI5.65, decomposition point is 185-186 ?? C; specific optical rotation 23D+6.1 ?? (0.5-2 mg/ml, in water), 20D+32?? (0.5-2mg/ml, in 1mol/L hydrochloric acid). It is used for biochemical research, medically used for peptic ulcer, mental disorder, alcoholism, brain dysfunction in epilepsy patients and other diseases, and used to improve children with mental retardation. This product is converted into glycosamine in the body, as the precursor of mucin synthesis, it can promote ulcer healing, and it is mainly used as a medicine for peptic ulcer. In addition, it can also be used as a brain function improver and for the treatment of alcoholism.
