Sarcosine is the N-methyl derivative of glycine, classified as a proteinogenic amino acid derivative with a simple aliphatic side chain and a primary carboxylic acid paired with a secondary amine. The molecule contains an amino group bearing a methyl substituent, along with a carboxyl group that can be present as a free acid or converted to salts or esters, and it does not introduce additional stereocenters beyond those present in glycine-derived frameworks. In biochemical and synthetic workflows, sarcosine is used as a substrate or building block for preparing N-methylated amino acid derivatives and as a reference compound for analytical method development involving small amino acid standards and derivatization chemistries.
CAT No: CP09001
CAS No:107-97-1
Synonyms/Alias:sarcosine;N-methylglycine;107-97-1;Sarcosinicacid;Methylglycine;Sarcosin;N-Methylaminoaceticacid;Methylaminoaceticacid;2-(methylamino)aceticacid;(Methylamino)aceticacid;Glycine,N-methyl-;(Methylamino)ethanoicacid;N-methyl-Glycine;Aceticacid,(methylamino)-;Sargosinehydrochloride;Polysarcosine;sarcosinate;N-Methylaminoacetate;(methylamino)acetate;(methylamino)-Acetate;(Methylamino)ethanoate;Methylamino-AceticAcid;2-methylaminoaceticacid;(methylamino)-Aceticacid;2-Methylaminoethanoicacid
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