Salts of Amino Acids: Crystallization, Structure and Properties

Preface

1. Introduction
1.1 What are amino acids?
1.2 Naming amino acids
1.3 Configuration: Chirality and optical activity
1.4 Conformation: Molecular shape and stability
1.5 Cations, Anion, Zwitterions
1.6 Concluding remarks
References

2. Amino acid structures
2.1 Introducing remarks
2.2 Solubility and crystal growth
2.3 Amino acid structures
2.4 Summary
References

3. Compounds of amino acids and cations
3.1 Introducing remarks
3.2 Glycine
3.3 Alanine
3.4 Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine
3.5 Proline, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan
3.6 Serine and Threonine
3.7 Cysteine
3.8 Asparagine, Glutamine, Aspartic acid and Glutamic acid
3.9 Tyrosine, Histidine, Lysine, Arginine
3.10 Non-Standard Amino Acids
3.11 Concluding Remarks
References

4. Compounds of amino acids and neutral salts
4.1 Introducing remarks
4.2 Glycine
4.3 Alanine
4.4 Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine
4.5 Proline, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan
4.6 Serine, Threonine, Cysteine
4.7 Asparagine, Glutamine, Aspartic acid, Glutamic acid
4.8 Tyrosine, Histidine, Lysine, Arginine
4.9 beta-Alanine
4.10 Betaine4.11 Other non-standard amino acids
4.12 Concluding Remarks
References

5. Reactions of amino acids with acids
5.1. Simple salts
5.2. Salts of amino acids with dimeric cations
5.3. Mixed salts of amino acids with different anions and cations
References