Guanosine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt

Chemical properties

White crystalline powder

Chemical properties

Disodium guanylate contains approximately seven molecules of water of crystallization. It has a characteristic taste. Disodium guanylate (GMP) is often used in combination with disodium inosinate (IMP) and monosodium glutamate (MSG). These substances are some of the taste principle components in both animal and vegetable foods, and they contribute to a?fundamental?taste?sensation?called?“savory.” The taste intensity differs with the concentration. Although taste quality of IMP or GMP in the presence of MSG is almost similar, GMP provides smoother “fullness” and “thickness” than IMP. The synergistic effect between nucleotides and MSG in cooking has long been empirically established. For example, in traditional Japanese cooking, soup stocks are made by simmering dried tangle (kombu), rich in glutamate (2.26 to 5.73 g/100 g), along with dried bonito (katsuobishi), rich in IMP (0.63 to 1.31 g/100 g) or with a type of dried mushroom, (shiitake) rich in GMP (0.21 g/100 g). Europeans make soup stocks by cooking animal meats rich in IMP or several kinds of mushrooms rich in GMP, along with vegetables containing glutamate (Burdock, 1997)

Occurrence

Reported found in mushroom (shiitake, enokidake, matsutake, syoro, hatsutake), pork, chicken and whale

The Uses of Guanosine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt

Guanosine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt is a flavor enhancer which is a crystalline powder, colorless or white, and has characteristic taste. It is soluble in water, sparingly soluble in alcohol, and practically insoluble in ether. It is obtained by chemical synthesis. It is also termed sodium 5-guanylate and disodium guanosine-5-monophosphate.

The Uses of Guanosine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt

Flavor potentiator in foods.Sodium Guanylate is a salt replacement flavor enhancer. Food additive.

The Uses of Guanosine 5'-monophosphate disodium salt

These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

What are the applications of Application

Guanosine 5′-monophosphate Disodium Salt is a ribonucleoside monophospate

Definition

ChEBI: An organic sodium salt that is the disodium salt of GMP.

Preparation

This flavor enhancer is derived from fungal sources.

Taste threshold values

0.0125 g/dL (in water)

General Description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards. Disodium Guanylate is a flavor enhancer, obtained via chemical synthesis. It is used in combination with monosodium glutamate and disodium inosinate and helps in contributing to a fundamental taste sensation called savory in both animal and vegetable foods.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Guanosine 5′-monophosphate (GMP) is a ribonucleoside monophospate which upon phosphorylation to GTP becomes incorporated into ribonucleic acids (RNAs) by various RNA polymerase(s). Guanosine-5′-monophosphate (GMP) can be used to study modulation of glutamatergic neurotransmission.