L-Glutamic acid 5-methyl ester

Chemical Properties

white amorphous powder

Uses

L-Glutamic acid 5-methyl ester is a protected form of L-Glutamic acid (G596960). L-Glutamic acid is a nonessential amino acid that is important to the mammalian central nervous system. L-Glutamic acid is also a neurotransmitter for cone photoreceptors in the human brain and is used as a treatment for patients who have liver disease accompanied by encephalopathy (a condition termed ‘hepatic coma’).

Definition

ChEBI: L-glutamic acid 5-methyl ester is a glutamic acid 5-methyl ester having L-configuration. It is a L-glutamic acid derivative, a non-proteinogenic L-alpha-amino acid and a glutamic acid 5-methyl ester.