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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

Entry Combination: agonists:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; antagonists & inhibitors:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists
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Glutamic Acid MeSH Descriptor Data 2025