Showing chemical card for Glutamic acid (CFc000335631)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
Update Date
2022-09-14 05:28:18 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000335631
Molecule Identification
Common Name
Glutamic acid
Definition
Glutamic acid (abbreviated as Glu or E) is one of the 20 proteinogenic amino acids. It is a non-essential amino acid. Glutamic acid is found in many foods, some of which are garden onion, orange bell pepper, oat, and cucumber.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as glutamic acid and derivatives. Glutamic acid and derivatives are compounds containing glutamic acid or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of glutamic acid at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.
