glutamic acid

English

structural formula of glutamic acid

Noun

glutamic acid (uncountable)

(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid, α-amino-glutaric acid, occurring widely in animal and plant tissues; the salt, monosodium glutamate is used as a flavour-enhancing seasoning.

Synonyms

Glu

Translations

the nonessential amino acid (α-amino-glutaric acid)

Catalan: àcid glutàmic m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 穀氨酸, 谷氨酸 (guk¹ on¹ syun¹)

Mandarin: 穀氨酸 (zh), 谷氨酸 (zh) (gǔ'ānsuān)
Czech: kyselina glutamová f
Danish: glutaminsyre
Finnish: glutamiinihappo
French: acide glutamique (fr) m
Galician: ácido glutámico m

German: Glutaminsäure (de) f
Greek: γλουταμικό οξύ (el) n (gloutamikó oxý)
Hungarian: glutaminsav
Japanese: グルタミン酸 (gurutamin-san)
Polish: kwas glutaminowy m
Portuguese: ácido glutâmico m
Romanian: acid glutamic m
Spanish: ácido glutámico m
Swedish: glutaminsyra (sv)

Synonyms

E620 when used as a flavour enhancer

Related terms

See also

umami

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