Glutamic acid

Glutamic acid Structure
CAS No.
6899-05-4
Chemical Name:
Glutamic acid
Synonyms
GLUTAMIC ACID;55695-80-2 (Mono-lithium salt);2-Aminopentanedioic acid, (S)-;19473-49-5 (Mono-potassium salt);16690-92-9 (Di-hydrochloride salt);138-15-8 (Unspecified hydrochloride);19238-49-4 (Unspecified calcium salt);24595-14-0 (Unspecified potassium salt)
CBNumber:
CB02130578
Molecular Formula:
C5H9NO4
Molecular Weight:
147.13
MOL File:
6899-05-4.mol
MSDS File:
SDS
Modify Date:
2024/5/29 16:45:47

Glutamic acid Properties

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Glutamic acid Chemical Properties,Uses,Production

Description

Glutamic acid (abbreviated as Glu or E) is one of the 20-22 proteinogenic amino acids, and its codons are GAA and GAG. It is a non-essential amino acid. The carboxylate anions and salts of glutamic acid are known as glutamates. In neuro science, glutamate is an important neuro transmitter that plays a key role in long-term potentiation and is important for learning and memory.

Chemical Properties

The side chain carboxylic acid functional group has a pKa of 4.1 and therefore exists almost entirely in its negatively charged deprotonated carboxylate form at pH values greater than 4.1; therefore, it is negatively charged at physiological pH ranging from 7.35 to 7.45.

History

Although they occur naturally in many foods, the flavour contributions made by glutamic acid and other amino acids were only scientifically identified early in the twentieth century. The substance was discovered and identified in the year 1866, by the German chemist Karl Heinrich Leopold Ritthausen who treated wheat gluten (for which it was named) with sulfuric acid. In 1908 Japanese researcher Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University identified brown crystals left behind after the evaporation of a large amount of kombu broth as glutamic acid. These crystals, when tasted, reproduced the ineffable but undeniable flavour he detected in many foods, most especially in seaweed. Professor Ikeda termed this flavour umami. He then patented a method of mass-producing a crystalline salt of glutamic acid, monosodium glutamate.

Uses

glutamic acid is a moisture binder and an anti-oxidant. glutamic acid is an amino acid manufactured by means of fermentation, generally from a vegetable protein.

Production Methods

China-based Fufeng Group Limited is the largest producer of glutamic acid in the world, with capacity increasing to 300,000 tons at the end of 2006 , Meihua is the second - largest Chinese producer. Together, the top-five producers have roughly 50 % share in China. Chinese demand is roughly 1.1 million tons per year.

Pharmacology

The drug phencyclidine (more commonly known as PCP) antagonizes glutamic acid non-competitively at the NMDA receptor. For the same reasons, dextromethorphan and ketamine also have strong dissociative and hallucinogenic effects. Glutamate does not easily pass the blood brain barrier, but , instead, is transported by a high-affinity transport system . It can also be converted into glutamine.

Glutamic acid Preparation Products And Raw materials

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