Amino Launches New German-Made L-Methionine Amino Acid For Pharmaceutical And Nutritional Applications

Amino GmbH recently launched L-methionine amino acid as a safe and effective active pharmaceutical ingredient and nutritional substance. Amino produces pharmaceutical-grade L-methionine in its state-of-the-art facility in Frellstedt, Germany, deriving the crude material from modern biotechnological methods, not through chemical synthesis. The entire L-methionine manufacturing process is free of animal-derived material, and does not use solvents at any point.

“We perform quality assurance at every step of production, we comply with current good manufacturing practices (cGMP) and we meet global pharmaceutical standards for APIs,” said Laura Schild, Marketing & Sales, Amino. “These procedures all ensure we always deliver absolutely pure and highly effective products.”

L-methionine: An Essential Amino Acid

L-methionine is a sulfur-containing essential proteinogenic amino acid. The human body is not able to synthesize L-methionine by itself so has to be taken in in sufficient quantities from external sources. L-methionine plays a key role in many metabolic processes in the human body. Therefore it is an essential component of many pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products that contribute to restoring and preserving human health.

Given its role in metabolism, L-methionine is used in:

• Total parenteral nutrition (TPN),
• Special dietary products, especially nutrition for metabolic disorders
• Pharmaceuticals and
• Cell culture media.

Amino pharmaceutical grade L-methionine meets the highest quality standards and the requirements of such international pharmacopoeias as:

• United States Pharmacopoeia (USP)
• European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.)

Amino holds a U.S. drug master file (DMF) and has applied for a European Certificate of Suitability (CEP) for L-methionine. The product is allergen-free and is Halal and Kosher certified.

About Amino
Amino GmbH, headquartered in Frellstedt, Germany is a fully integrated manufacturer of pharmaceutical- and infusion-grade natural amino acids and similar active substances for a variety of applications. All Amino products are manufactured in the company’s state-of-the-art multi-purpose facility in Frellstedt according to current GMP guidelines. Continuous quality control and quality assurance, plus Amino’s industrial hygienic practices, guarantee absolute purity and the highest efficiency of all our products. Besides deriving crude material from the traditional method of extracting raw vegetable materials, Amino uses modern biotechnological methods, such as fermentation, with non-genetically modified organisms (non-GMO).  Founded in 1958, Amino is subject to regular supervision by German authorities and is inspected by the U.S. FDA. For more information, visit www.amino.de.