Glycinamide

Glycinamide
Names
IUPAC name
2-Aminoacetamide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
Properties
C2H6N2O
Molar mass 74.08 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Glycinamide is a chemical compound with the molecular formula C2H6N2O. It is the amide derivative of the amino acid glycine.

The hydrochloride salt of glycinamide, glycinamide hydrochloride, is one of Good's buffers with a pH in the physiological range. Glycinamide hydrochloride has a pKa near the physiological pH (8.20 at 20°C), making it useful in cell culture work. Its ΔpKa/°C is -0.029 and it has a solubility in water at 0 °C of 6.4 M.

Glycinamide is a reagent used in the synthesis of glycineamide ribonucleotide (an intermediate in de novo purine biosynthesis.[1]

References

  1. "Glycinamide hydrochloride". Gold Biotechnology.
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