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Glutamic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Glutamic Acid
Tree Number(s)
D12.125.067.625.349
D12.125.119.409.349
D12.125.427.300
Unique ID
D018698
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018698
Scope Note
A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Entry Term(s)
Aluminum L-Glutamate
D-Glutamate
Glutamate
Glutamic Acid, (D)-Isomer
L-Glutamate
L-Glutamic Acid
Potassium Glutamate
Related Numbers
138-15-8
15767-75-6
16690-92-9
19238-49-4
19473-49-5
24595-14-0
25677-11-6
54262-86-1
55695-80-2
56-86-0
617-65-2
6893-26-1
7558-63-6
B5ZC7FHO6O
CAS Type 1 Name
L-Glutamic acid
See Also
Receptors, Glutamate
Public MeSH Note
1995; GLUTAMIC ACID was indexed under GLUTAMATES 1981-1994; for POTASSIUM GLUTAMATE and ALUMINUM L-GLUTAMATE see GLUTAMATES 1995-2013
History Note
1995; for POTASSIUM GLUTAMATE and ALUMINUM L-GLUTAMATE use GLUTAMATES 1995-2013
Entry Combination
agonists:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists
antagonists & inhibitors:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
Date Established
1995/01/01
Date of Entry
1994/06/03
Revision Date
2013/07/08
Glutamic Acid Preferred
Potassium Glutamate Narrower
Aluminum L-Glutamate Narrower
D-Glutamate Narrower
Glutamate Narrower
Glutamic Acid, (D)-Isomer Narrower
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