White or near white free flowing crystalline powder. Almost odorless. It melts and decomposes at 263 ~ 264 ℃. It is usually stable, easy to caking and slightly colored under high humidity. It is easy to dissolve in water (40g / 100mL, 35 ℃). The aqueous solution is neutral to slightly acidic. It can be heated together with phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, sodium hydroxide, ion exchange resin, etc. to have racemic effect.
Lysine is one of the essential amino acids for human and animal growth. It has important applications in infusion, nutritional drugs, food and feed additives.
It can also improve the performance and efficacy of some drugs. Use as amino acid medicine