glutamic acid

glu·tam·ic 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.

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[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

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 glutaminic acid 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"

Translations

glutaminsyre

Glutaminsäure

γλουταμινικό οξύ

acide glutamique

グルタミン酸

kwas glutaminowy

glutamic acid

[gluːˌtæmɪkˈæsɪd] N → ácido m glutámico

glutamic acid

n ácido glutámico