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glutamic acid

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɡluːˈtæmɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(glo̅o̅ tam′ik)

glu•tam′ic ac′id (glo̅o̅ tam′ik),USA pronunciation [Biochem.]

Biochemistryan amino acid, HOOCCH₂CH₂CH(NH₂)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food. Abbr.: Glu; Symbol: E

Also, glu′ta•min′ic ac′id (glo̅o̅′tə min′ik, glo̅o̅′-).USA pronunciation

glut(en) + amic acid 1870–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

glutamic acid /ɡluːˈtæmɪk/, glutaminic acid /ˌɡluːtəˈmɪnɪk/ n

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

'glutamic acid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

monosodium glutamate - alpha-ketoglutaric acid - E, e - Glu - glutamate - glutamine - glutathione

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