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Glutamic acid

An amino acid, one of the 20 building blocks of protein.

A nonessential amino acid, glutamic acid is present in many animal and plant proteins.

It is involved in ammonia metabolism and serves as a neurotransmitter.

Glutamic acid was isolated from wheat gluten in 1866 and first synthesized in 1890. Symbol: Glu

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