DL-Methionine

White crystalline powder White, crystalline platelets or powder having a characteristic odor.One g dissolves in about 30 mL of water. It is soluble in dilute acids and in solutions of alkali hydroxides. It is very slightly soluble in alcohol, and practically insoluble in ether. It is optically inactive. The pH of a 1 in 100 solution is between 5.6 and 6.1. This substance may be prepared by addition of methanethiol to acrolein; by chemical conversion of methylthiopropionic aldehyde. d,l-
Solid|COLOURLESS CRYSTALS OR WHITE POWDER.|White crystalline platelets or powder; Characteristic aroma
Methionine is a sulfur-containing amino acid that is butyric acid bearing an amino substituent at position 2 and a methylthio substituent at position 4. It has a role as an Escherichia coli metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, a plant metabolite, a Daphnia magna metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is an alpha-amino acid and a sulfur-containing amino acid. It derives from a butyric acid. It is a conjugate base of a methioninium. It is a conjugate acid of a methioninate. It is a tautomer of a methionine zwitterion.|A preparation of methionine that includes a mixture of D-methionine and L-methionine isomers.|A sulfur-containing essential L-amino acid that is important in many body functions.