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单词 glutamic acid
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glutamic acid


glu·tam·ic acid

G0160100 (glo͞o-tăm′ĭk)n. A nonessential amino acid, C5H9NO4, occurring widely in plant and animal tissue and proteins, and having monosodium glutamate as a salt.
[glut(en) + am(ide) + -ic.]

glutamic acid

(ɡluːˈtæmɪk) or

glutaminic acid

n (Biochemistry) a nonessential amino acid, occurring in proteins, that acts as a neurotransmitter and plays a part in nitrogen metabolism

glu•tam′ic ac′id

(gluˈtæm ɪk)

also glu′ta•min′ic ac′id

(ˈglu təˈmɪn ɪk, ˌglu-)
n. a crystalline amino acid, C5H9NO4, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially as a flavor intensifier. Symbol: E [1870–75]

glu·tam·ic acid

(glo͞o-tăm′ĭk) A nonessential amino acid. See more at amino acid.
Thesaurus
Noun1.glutamic acid - an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meatsglutaminic acidamino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"
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glutamic acid


glutamic acid

(glo͞otăm`ĭk), organic compound, one of the 20 amino acidsamino acid
, any one of a class of simple organic compounds containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and in certain cases sulfur. These compounds are the building blocks of proteins.
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 commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer occurs in mammalian proteins. Like aspartic acidaspartic acid
, organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer participates in the biosynthesis of proteins.
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, glutamic acid has an acidic carboxyl group on its side chain which can serve as both an acceptor and a donor of ammonia, a compound toxic to the body. Once glutamic acid has coupled with ammonia, it is called glutamineglutamine
, organic compound, one of the 20 amino acids commonly found in animal proteins. Only the l-stereoisomer occurs in mammalian protein.
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 and can as such safely transport ammonia to the liver, where the ammonia is eventually converted to ureaurea
, organic compound that is the principal end product of nitrogen metabolism in most mammals. Urea was the first animal metabolite to be isolated in crystalline form; its crystallization was described in the early 18th cent.
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 for excretion by the kidneys. Free glutamic acid (that not incorporated into proteins) can also be converted reversibly to α-ketoglutaric acid, an intermediate in the Krebs cycle, and as such can be degraded to carbon dioxide and water, or transformed into sugars. The acidic side chain of glutamic acid confers one negative charge under most conditions to proteins in which this amino acid is found, thus increasing the water solubility of the protein. Monosodium glutamate (MSG), the monosodium salt of l-glutamic acid, is widely used as a condiment. The amino acid was isolated from wheat gluten in 1866 and chemically synthesized in 1890. It is not essential to the human diet, since it can be synthesized in the body from the common intermediate α-ketoglutaric acid.

Glutamic Acid

 

an amino acid, COOH—CH2—CH2— CH(NH2)—COOH. Water-soluble crystals. Melting point, 202° C. It is a component of proteins and of a number of important low-molecular-weight compounds (for example, glutathione and folic acid). The natural form is the D(+) isomer. Glutamic acid is a nonessential amino acid for animals. It is contained in large amounts in casein, gelatin, and gluten. Together with the corresponding γ-monoamide, glutamine, it comprises about one-third of the total free amino acids in blood plasma. The reaction glutamic acid + NH3 + ATP ⇌ glutamine + ADP + Pinorg. is catalyzed by the enzyme glutamine synthetase, which belongs to the lyase group. This reaction results in the binding of excess ammonia in animal and vegetable tissues. Thus, glutamine transports ammonia to the site of its detoxification (mostly in the kidneys and liver). Glutamine also serves as an amino-group reserve and is a component of proteins. The glutamine-glutamic-acid system plays a particularly important role in metabolism. Glutamic acid also takes part in other important metabolic processes, such as transamination (where, with as partic acid, it is an invariable participant), in oxidative deamination leading to the formation of α-ketoglutaric acid (which is involved in the tricarboxylic acid cycle), in decarboxylation leading to the formation of the important neurotropic agent γ-aminobutyric acid, and in many syntheses, including glutathione, glucose, and ornithine.

Glutamic acid is utilized in the food industry as a sodium salt for improving the taste and nutritional value of foods. It is used in medicine in tablets, powders, and pastes, as well as in solutions (for intravenous infusion) in the treatment of some mental and nervous diseases. The calcium and magnesium salts of glutamic acid are also prescribed.

A. A. BOLDYREV

glutamic acid

[glü′tam·ik ′as·əd] (biochemistry) C5H9O4N A dicarboxylic amino acid of the α-ketoglutaric acid family occurring widely in proteins.

glutamic acid


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.

glutamic acid

(glo͞o-tăm′ĭk)n. 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

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.
Glutamic acidFig. 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.

glu·tam·ic acid

(glū-tam'ik as'id) An amino acid; the sodium salt is monosodium glutamate.
AcronymsSeeGLU

glutamic acid


Related to glutamic acid: glutamine
  • noun

Synonyms for glutamic acid

noun an amino acid occurring in proteins

Synonyms

  • glutaminic acid

Related Words

  • amino acid
  • aminoalkanoic acid
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