DL-Methionine

Characteristics: White crystals or crystalline powder
Chemical Name: DL**-Amino**-(methylthio)butyric acid
Structure Formula: CH3SCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH
Molecular Formula: C5H*1NO2S
CAS No: ******8
Characteristics: White flake crystal powders, have a special smell, bulk density 1.*4G/cm 3, melting at **1degree C, It's soluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, belongs of sulfur amino acid and non-toxic.

Property:
DL-Methionine is one of the basic units for composing the protein, is the only sulfur bearing amino acid among the essential amino acids, it participated in the transmethylation interior the animal body, the phosphorus metabolism and the adrenalin, choline and creatine synthesis, it also is the raw material of the protein and cystine synthesis.

Usage:
It is mainly used as animal essential amino acid in fish meal and additive of chickens, pigs and cows in order to keep animal and fowl growing healthily. It can improve the milky ability of cows, prevent the occurrence of hepatosis. Besides these, it can also be used as amino acid medicines, injection solution a nutritional infusion, the agent of protective liver, the therapy liver cirrhosis and toxic hepatitis.

Assay (on dry matter): *9%~**1% *8.5%~**1.5%