glu·tam·ic acid (gl -t m  k)n. A nonessential amino acid, C5H9NO4, occurring widely in plant and animal tissue and proteins, and having monosodium glutamate as a salt. |
glutamic acid [gluːˈtæmɪk], glutaminic acid [ˌgluːtəˈmɪnɪk]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a nonessential amino acid, occurring in proteins, that acts as a neurotransmitter and plays a part in nitrogen metabolism
| glutamic acid (gl-tmk) A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C5H9NO4. See more at amino acid. |
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| Noun | 1. | glutamic acid - an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats amino 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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