Profile: Ajinomoto Aminoscience LLC is a manufacturer of pharmaceutical l-amino acid. Our product line includes l-amino acids, l-amino acid salts, acetyl amino acids, l-cysteine & derivatives, dipeptides, labeled amino acids, nucleic acids and ASF cell culture medium. Our amino acids are fermented using carbohydrates as the raw materials. Our amino acids are produced under cGMP conditions. Glycine is a nonessential amino acid. It is the amino acid that does not form an L or D optical rotation. It is used in the pharmaceutical field as a component of drugs for dermatological use, specifically for eczema and dermatitis. We develop a biopharmaceutical technology for the production of small peptides.