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  2. Glutamic acid - Wikipedia

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    Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E; [4] the anionic form is known as glutamate) is an α-amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis of proteins.It is a non-essential nutrient for humans, meaning that the human body can synthesize enough for its use.

  3. Glutamate (neurotransmitter) - Wikipedia

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    Glutamate is a very major constituent of a wide variety of proteins; consequently it is one of the most abundant amino acids in the human body. [1] Glutamate is formally classified as a non-essential amino acid, because it can be synthesized (in sufficient quantities for health) from α-ketoglutaric acid, which is produced as part of the citric acid cycle by a series of reactions whose ...

  4. Category:Glutamates - Wikipedia

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  5. Glutamate transporter - Wikipedia

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    The cystine-glutamate antiporter (xCT) is localised to the plasma membrane of cells whilst vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUTs) are found in the membrane of glutamate-containing synaptic vesicles. Na +-dependent EAATs are also dependent on transmembrane K + and H + concentration gradients, and so are also known as 'sodium and potassium ...

  6. Glutamate receptor - Wikipedia

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    Ionotropic glutamate receptors, by definition, are ligand-gated nonselective cation channels that allow the flow of K +, Na + and sometimes Ca 2+ in response to glutamate binding. (In C. elegans and Drosophila, invertebrate-specific subunits enable the flow of negative chloride ions rather than cations.) Upon binding, the agonist will stimulate ...

  7. Monosodium glutamate - Wikipedia

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    Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is a sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is found naturally in some foods including tomatoes and cheese in this glutamic acid form. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] MSG is used in cooking as a flavor enhancer with a savory taste that intensifies the umami flavor of food, as naturally occurring ...

  8. Glutamate flavoring - Wikipedia

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    Further research into the compound has found that only the L-glutamate enantiomer has flavor-enhancing properties. [3] Manufactured monosodium glutamate consists to over 99.6% of the naturally predominant L-glutamate form, which is a higher proportion of L-glutamate than can be found in the free glutamate ions of fermented naturally occurring ...

  9. Theanine - Wikipedia

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    Theanine / ˈ θ iː ən iː n /, commonly known as L-theanine and sometimes L-gamma-glutamylethylamide or N 5-ethyl-L-glutamine, is an amino acid analogue of the proteinogenic amino acids L-glutamate and L-glutamine. It is produced by certain plants such as Camellia sinensis (the tea plant), and by some fungi.