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Definition: Glutamic Acid |
Glutamic AcidNoun1. An amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Health | A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid (glutamate) is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Glutamic acid or glutamate is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids. As its name indicates, it is acidic, with a carboxylic acid component to its side chain.
Glutamic acid is critical for proper cell function, but it is not considered an essential nutrient in humans because the body can manufacture it from simpler compounds.
In addition to being one of the building blocks in protein synthesis, it is also important in brain function, as an excitatory neurotransmitter. Free glutamic acid cannot cross the blood-brain barrier in appreciable quantities; instead it is converted into L-glutamine, which the brain uses for fuel and protein synthesis.
The sodium salt of glutamic acid, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is responsible for one of the five basic tastes of the human sense of taste, and MSG is extensively used as a food additive.
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Synonym: Glutamic AcidSynonym: glutaminic acid (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Glutamic Acid |
| English words defined with "glutamic acid": glutamate. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "glutamic acid": Amino Acid Neurotransmitters ♦ Excitatory Amino Acids ♦ gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase, Glutamates, Glutamate-tRNA Ligase ♦ Hemoglobin C, Hemoglobin E, Hemoglobin, Sickle ♦ Polyglutamic Acid ♦ RNA, Transfer, Glu. (references) |
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Business | Therefore, China needs to import $100 million worth of food additives every year. These imports include sorbitol, dextrin and dematured starch, polyols, lysine, glutamic acid, MSG, propylene glycol, and enzyme preparations, among others. (references) | |
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Expression using "glutamic acid": pteroyl glutamic acid. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
glutamic acid | 35 |
l glutamic acid | 8 |
glutamic acid decarboxylase | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "glutamic acid"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | glutaminsyre, E620. (various references) | |
Dutch | glutaminezuur, L-α-aminoglutaarzuur, L-glutaminezuur, L-2-aminopentaandizuur, E620. (various references) | |
Finnish | glutamiinihappo (E620), E 620 (E620). (various references) | |
French | E620, acide L-α-aminoglutarique, acide L-glutamique, acide L-amino-2 pentane dioïque, acide glutamique (glutamate sodium, sodium glutamate), acide glutaminique. (various references) | |
German | Glutaminsaeure, Glutaminsäure (E620), E620 (E620). (various references) | |
Greek | γλουταμινικό οξύ (E620). (various references) | |
Hungarian | glutaminsav. (various references) | |
Italian | E620 (E620), acido glutammico (E620). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | グルタミン酸 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | グルタミンさん. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | utamicglay aciday.(various references) | |
Portuguese | E620 (E620), ácido glutâmico, ácido glutámico (E620). (various references) | |
Spanish | E620 (E620), ácido glutámico (E620). (various references) | |
Swedish | glutaminsyra (E620), E 620 (E620), alfaaminoglutarsyra. (various references) | |
Turkish | glutamik asit. (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-d-g-i-i-l-m-t-u" | |
-4 letters: caladium, climatic, dalmatic, galactic, talmudic. | |
-5 letters: accidia, acclaim, acicula, acmatic, augitic, calcium, culicid, digital, magical, matilda, midcult. | |
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