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Hooc-Ch-Nh

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HOOC-CH-NH,-CH,-COOC,H,+NII , -CtH.OH -I-HOOC-CH-NH.-CH.-CONH,. Laevo-asparaginc is slightly soluble in cold water and readily soluble in hut water. It crystallizes in prisms, containing one molecule of water of crystallization, the anhydrous form melting at 234-235" C. Nitrous acid converts it into malic acid,