L-Glutamic Acid

Glutamic acid is a non-essential amino acid, was first isolated from wheat gluten in 1866 by the German chemist Karl Ritthausen. The chemical structure of the amino acid was identified in 1890.

IUPAC Name: (2S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid
Symbol: Glu or E
Molecular Weight: 147.12926 g/mol
Molecular Formula: C5H9NO4
Canonical SMILES: C(CC(=O)O)C(C(=O)O)N
Isomeric SMILES: C(CC(=O)O)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
InChIKey Identifier: WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-IQTGVIGADK
CAS Number: 56-86-0
MDL Number: MFCD00002634
Melting point: 205 °C
Solubility in water: 7,5 g/L (20 °C)
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Other names: alpha-Aminoglutaric acid; L-2-Aminoglutaric acid; 1-Aminopropane-1,3-dicarboxylic acid; Glusate; Glutacid; alpha-Glutamic acid; L-Glutaminic acid; Glutaminol; Glutaton; (S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid

Load 3D Structure of Glutamic Acid

L-Glutamic acid is an excitatory neurotransmitter that increases the firing of neurons in the central nervous system. It is a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain and spinal cord. It is converted into either glutamine or Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA).

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