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NISTRM8574

L-Glutamic acid

Name: <SC>L</SC>-Glutamic acid
Brand: SIAL

NIST^® RM 8574, USGS41

Synonym(s):

Heavy carbon and nitrogen isotopes in L-glutamic acid, (S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid, Glu

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Linear Formula:

HO₂CCH₂CH₂CH(NH₂)CO₂H

CAS Number:

56-86-0

Molecular Weight:

147.13

UNSPSC Code:

41116107

NACRES:

NA.24

PubChem Substance ID:

329818806

MDL number:

MFCD00002634

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

1723801

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Properties

grade

certified reference material

Quality Level

100

form

crystals

manufacturer/tradename

NIST^®

mp

205 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t3-/m0/s1

InChI key

WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-N

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

An excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter that is an agonist at all subtypes of glutamate receptors (metabotropic, kainate, NMDA, and AMPA).

Other Notes

Certified for the analytes listed below.
Carbon (¹³C), Nitrogen (¹⁵N)

See certificate for values and more details at nist.gov/SRM.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

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