Quisqualic acid is a kind of non protein amino acid separated from the Chinese medicine Quisqualis, it is colorless needle like crystal.
Source: quisqualic acid presents in the nuts of Combretaceae Quisqualis plant indicaL and Quisqualis fructus.
Purity: 98%--99%
Properties: the product is crystalline powder
Solubility in 1mol/L ammonium hydroxide is 20mg/ml, the melting point is 190 ~ 191 ℃.
Specific rotation:[α]D20 +17.0°(C=2.0,6mol/L HCL)
The [α +17.0 °:]D20 (C=2.0, 6mol/L hydrochloric acid)
Storage: It should be stored in dry place at4 ℃temperature, it should be sealed with argon.
Function:
Quisqualic acid is the active ingredient of expelling parasite in common used traditional Chinese medicine Quisqualis, its sylvite has obvious effect of expelling parasite in human intestinal, the parasite elimination rate is up to 82%. its parasite elimination rate of pinworm is ascarid, it has no obvious effects on hookworm, tapeworm etc. it has more intestinal parasitic stimulation to the spinal nerve than L- sodium glutamate, antagonism of glutamate can compete glutamate receptor of central neuronal.