Basic information
- Standard SMILES
NC(CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O- InChIKey
WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-UHFFFAOYSA-N- Molecular formula
- C5H9NO4
- Average molar mass
- 147.13 g/mol
- Monoisotopic mass
- 147.05315777
Overview
Glutamic acid is an alpha-amino acid that is glutaric acid bearing a single amino substituent at position 2. It has a role as a fundamental metabolite. It is a polar amino acid and an alpha-amino acid. It contains a 2-carboxyethyl group. It is a conjugate acid of a glutamate(1-).
Names & identifiers
- Preferred name
- DL-Glutamic acid
- IUPAC
- 2-aminopentanedioic acid
Names & synonyms
DL-Glutamic acidGlutamic acid, DL-Glutamic acid DL-formNSC 9967NSC 206301EINECS 210-522-2BRN 172379961LJO5I15SNSC-9967NSC-206301DTXSID00469874-04-00-03028 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
Show more names
GLUTAMIC ACID DL-FORM [MI]GLUTAMIC ACID, DL-(II)GLUTAMIC ACID, DL-[II]Glutamic acid, dlGlutamic acid DLformRefChem:589945DTXCID80269872-azaniumyl-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate
Database identifiers
- CAS
56-86-0、617-65-2、6893-26-1- PubChem CID
- 611
- DTXSID
DTXSID0046987- ChEBI
CHEBI:18237- UNII
- 61LJO5I15S
- Nikkaji
- J5.177B
Properties
Computed structural properties
- XLogP
- -3.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 101 Ų
- Hydrogen bond donors
- 3
- Hydrogen bond acceptors
- 5
- Rotatable bonds
- 4
- Heavy atoms
- 10
- Formal charge
- 0
- Complexity
- 145
Experimental & physicochemical properties
Chemical ClassesBiological Agents -> Amino Acids and Derivatives
DrugsPharmaceuticals
Vapor Pressure0.00000052 [mmHg]
Physical DescriptionSolid; [Merck Index]
Safety & regulation
Hazard information
Regulatory InformationChemical: DL-Glutamic acid
Other Safety InformationIMAP assessments - DL-Glutamic acid: Environment tier I assessment
Hazards SummaryHuman ingestion of 71 mg/kg causes headache; [RTECS] May cause irritation; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] See Glutamic acid.
Chemistry & industry
Uses & manufacturing
UsesGlutamic acid is a non-essential amino acid and an excitatory neurotransmitter; Used as a nutritional supplement; [Merck Index]
Related reactions
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