Glutamic Acid

"Glutamic Acid" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.

Descriptor ID	D018698
MeSH Number(s)	D12.125.067.625.349 D12.125.119.409.349 D12.125.427.300
Concept/Terms	Glutamic Acid Glutamic Acid L-Glutamic Acid L Glutamic Acid Potassium Glutamate Potassium Glutamate Glutamate, Potassium Glutamate Glutamate L-Glutamate L Glutamate Glutamic Acid, (D)-Isomer Glutamic Acid, (D)-Isomer Aluminum L-Glutamate Aluminum L-Glutamate Aluminum L Glutamate L-Glutamate, Aluminum D-Glutamate D-Glutamate D Glutamate

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Glutamic Acid".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Amino Acids [D12.125]
Amino Acids, Acidic [D12.125.067]
Glutamates [D12.125.067.625]
Glutamic Acid [D12.125.067.625.349]
Amino Acids, Dicarboxylic [D12.125.119]
Glutamates [D12.125.119.409]
Glutamic Acid [D12.125.119.409.349]
Excitatory Amino Acids [D12.125.427]
Glutamic Acid [D12.125.427.300]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Glutamic Acid".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Glutamic Acid".

Glutamic Acid
Sodium Glutamate

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