List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 1043

Alanine (abbreviated as Ala or A) is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula CH3CH(NH2)COOH. The L-isomer is one of the 20 amino acids encoded by the genetic code. Its […]

Aqua regia (Latin and Ancient Italian lit. royal water) aqua regis (Latin lit. king’s water) or nitro-hydrochloric acid is a highly corrosive mixture of acids a fuming yellow or red […]

Pyrrolysine (abbreviated as Pyl or O) is a naturally occurring genetically coded amino acid used by some methanogenic archaea and one known bacterium in enzymes that are part of their […]

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) also known as sodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids.MSG was classified by the U.S. […]

Ribose is an organic compound with the formula C5H10O5; specifically a pentose monosaccharide (simple sugar) with linear form H−(C=O)−(CHOH)4−H which has all the hydroxyl groups on the same side in […]

Deoxyribose or more precisely 2-deoxyribose is a monosaccharide with idealized formula H-(C=O)-(CH2)-(CHOH)3-H. Its name indicates that it is a deoxy sugar meaning that it is derived from the sugar ribose […]

Anatase is one of the three mineral forms of titanium dioxide the other two being brookite and rutile. It is always found as small isolated and sharply developed crystals and […]

Taurine or 2-aminoethanesulfonic acid is an organic acid widely distributed in animal tissues. It is a major constituent of bile and can be found in the large intestine and accounts […]

Limonite is an iron ore consisting of a mixture of hydrated iron(III) oxide-hydroxides in varying composition. The generic formula is frequently written as FeO(OH)·nH2O although this is not entirely accurate […]

Cyclopentadiene is an organic compound with the formula C5H6. This colorless liquid has a strong and unpleasant odor. At room temperature this cyclic diene dimerizes over the course of hours […]