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HRID 1486475Generated: October 30, 2026

Hydrochloric Acid → L-Pyroglutamic Acid

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Reaction equation

Participants

RoleNameHCIDCharge
ReactantHydrochloric AcidHCID 313—
ReactantSodium GlutamateHCID 23672308—
ProductL-Pyroglutamic AcidHCID 7405—

Reaction Steps

20 g of monosodium glutamate (Aldrich) was mixed with 11 mL of HCl 32% and the pH was adjusted to about 2.5 (using HCl). The mixture was heated to above 100° C. in an autoclave for 10 hours. Then, the solution was evaporated to dryness to obtain the L-pyroglutamic acid.

Provenance & Evidence

DOI10.6084/m9.figshare.5104873.v1
Patent numberUS09428458B2
Source datasetuspto-grants-2016_08
ORD IDord-55b4d64ec5c24a1282320967691fe037
Source noteuspto-grants-2016_08