Reciprocal Net Site sponsor
   Site Info    |    Search
Common molecules sample 50007 - Reciprocal Net Log in
 no CRT file available
Empirical formula: C5H9N1O4
a: 5.151 Å
b: 11.789 Å
c: 13.347 Å
α (alpha): 90.00 °
β (beta): 90.00 °
γ (gamma): 90.00 °
Volume: 810.50 Å3
Space group: P212121
Calculated density: 1.206 g/cm3
Z: 4
Formula weight: 147.131 g/mole
R(F): 0.0430
Common name: Glutamate
CSD refcode: LGLUTA
Short description: Glutamate is one of two acidic amino acids.
Common name: glutamic acid
Keyword: flavor enhancer
Keyword: MSG
CAS registry number: 56-86-0
Citation of a publication: Reference: Acta Crystallogr.,Sect.B, 28, 2514,1972 Authors: A. Sequeira, H. Rajagopal, R. Chidambaram
IUPAC name: 2-Amino-pentanedioic acid
Layman's explanation: Glutamate is an essential amino acid found in nearly all proteins. There are two forms of glutamate, bound glutamate (which is found in all protein) and free glutamate. Bound glutamate is produced in the body in large amounts. Free glutamate (called monosodium glutamate) is often used as a flavor enhancer to bring out the flavor of some foods. Such foods as tomatoes and mushrooms contain extremely high levels of free glutamate.
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Obtained courtesy of the Cambridge Structural Database
Status: Complete, visible to public
Basic view...
More visualization options...
See other versions...
No files for 50007 in repository!
Reciprocal Net site software 0.9.1-50, copyright (c) 2002-2009, The Trustees of Indiana University
Files and data presented via this software are property of their respective owners.
Reciprocal Net is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation as part of the National Science Digital Library project. NSDL