glutamic acid

[gloo-tam´ik]

a dibasic amino acid, one of the nonessential amino acids; it is also an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. Its hydrochloride salt is used as a gastric acidifier. See also monosodium glutamate.

glu·tam·ic ac·id (E, Glu),

(glū-tam'ik as'id),

An amino acid; the sodium salt is monosodium glutamate. Compare: glutamate.

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glutamic acid

(glo͞o-tăm′ĭk)

A nonessential amino acid, C₅H₉NO₄, occurring widely in plant and animal tissue and proteins, and having monosodium glutamate as a salt.

glu·tam·ic ac·id

(E) (glū-tam'ik as'id)

An amino acid that occurs in proteins; the sodium salt is monosodium glutamate.
Compare: glutamate

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glutamic acid

Glutamate, an AMINO ACID present in most proteins. One of its salts, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, is widely used as a seasoning and flavouring agent and has been suspected as the cause of the CHINESE RESTAURANT SYNDROME.

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Fig. 172 Glutamic acid . Molecular structure.

glutamic acid (E, Glu)

one of 20 AMINO ACIDS common in proteins that has an extra carboxyl group and is acidic in solution. See Fig. 172 . The ISOELECTRIC POINT of glutamic acid is 3.2.

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glu·tam·ic acid

(glū-tam'ik as'id)

An amino acid; the sodium salt is monosodium glutamate.

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