glutamic acid
noun
glu·tam·ic acid
(ˌ)glü-ˈta-mik- 
: a crystalline amino acid C5H9NO4 widely distributed in plant and animal proteins
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Its fermentation process promotes the growth of probiotics and creates amino acids, including glutamic acid.
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Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
These antibodies, found in excess in most people with SPS, block the glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) enzyme, which is important to the production of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Also concerning are Magnesium Aspartate and Magnesium Glutamate because of the additional ingredients — glutamic acid and aspartic acid, that are added.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
The switch of an A to a T in the genetic code for hemoglobin results in a hemoglobin protein with a valine instead of a glutamic acid at the sixth amino acid position.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
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Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024
These antibodies, found in excess in most people with SPS, block the glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) enzyme, which is important to the production of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) neurotransmitter.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 28 Feb. 2024
Also concerning are Magnesium Aspartate and Magnesium Glutamate because of the additional ingredients — glutamic acid and aspartic acid, that are added.
—Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2024
The switch of an A to a T in the genetic code for hemoglobin results in a hemoglobin protein with a valine instead of a glutamic acid at the sixth amino acid position.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 8 Dec. 2023
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“Glutamic acid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glutamic%20acid. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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glutamic acid
noun
glu·tam·ic acid
(ˌ)glü-ˌtam-ik-
: an amino acid found in many plant and animal proteins and used in the form of a sodium salt as a seasoning
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glutamic acid
noun
glu·tam·ic acid
(ˌ)glü-ˌtam-ik-
: a crystalline amino acid C5H9NO4 that is widely distributed in plant and animal proteins and that acts throughout the central nervous system especially in the form of a salt or ester as a neurotransmitter which excites postsynaptic neurons
—abbreviation Glu
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