GLUTAMIC ACID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does glutamic acid mean? 

• GLUTAMIC ACID (noun)
  The noun GLUTAMIC ACID has 1 sense:

1. an amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats

  Familiarity information: GLUTAMIC ACID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GLUTAMIC ACID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An amino acid occurring in proteins; important in the nitrogen metabolism of plants; used in monosodium glutamate to enhance the flavor of meats

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

glutamic acid; glutaminic acid

Hypernyms ("glutamic acid" is a kind of...):

amino acid; aminoalkanoic acid (organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group)

 Context examples 

Glutamic acid-to-glutamine conversion, in which an ammonia group is added to glutamic acid (catalyzed by glutamine synthase), is of central importance in the regulation of toxic levels of ammonia in the body.

(Glutamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Glutamic acid may help nerve cells send and receive information from other cells.

(Glutamic acid, NCI Dictionary)

Used as a gastric acidifier, glutamic acid hydrochloride releases hydrochloric acid into the stomach, thereby lowering gastric pH.

(Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody in a biological specimen.

(Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

They attached dox to string-like molecules, known as poly(L-glutamic acid), through a pH-sensitive link.

(Injectable nanoparticles deliver cancer therapy in mice, NIH)

L-glutamic acid may help nerve cells send and receive information from other cells.

(L-glutamic acid, NCI Dictionary)

A tripeptide comprised of three amino acids (cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine) present in most mammalian tissue.

(Glutathione, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes proline-, glutamic acid- and leucine-rich protein 1, plays a role in the modulation of steroid receptor-mediated transcription.

(PELP1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Proline-, glutamic acid-, leucine-rich protein 1 (Pelp1 or modulator of nongenomic activity of estrogen, MNAR) is a recently discovered transmitter of estrogen signals.

(Pelp1 Estrogen Receptor Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The disodium salt of a synthetic form of a naturally-occurring dipeptide consisting of L-glutamic acid and L-tryptophan with potential antiangiogenic and potential immunomodulating activities.

(Oglufanide Disodium, NCI Thesaurus)