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glutamic acid; dl-glutamic acid


Name(s) glutamic acid; dl-glutamic acid
Scientific name(s)
Formula C5H9NO4
Molecular mass 147.13
IUPAC name 2-aminopentanedioic acid
INCHI InChI=1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)
SMILE NC(CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O
CAS ID 56-86-0; l-56-86-0;d-6893-26-1; l-56-86-0; d-6893-26-1; 6899-05-4
PubChem ID 611
DrugBank ID Not available
CHEBI ID 18237
Description 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.