L-Glutamic acid monopotassium salt

Uses

L-Glutamic acid monopotassium salt monohydrate acts as a common excitatory neurotransmitter like the agonist at kainate, N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA) and quisqualate receptors in central nervous system. It is also used in cell culture as a component of MEM non-essential amino acids solution..

Uses

L-Glutamic acid potassium salt monohydrate has been used-

• A component of MEM non-essential amino acids solution in cell culture.
• For the purification of tubulins from bovine brain.
• In stock solution for the preparation of quenching buffer during the formationof dual-color polarity-marked fluorescent microtubule seeds.
• The preparation of cell free extracts devoid of RF2 (release factor 2) from Escherichia coli strains.
• preparation of stock solutions during culture of Arabidopsis plants.

General Description

L-Glutamic acid, an amino acid is mainly found in various food products in its free form. It is ubiquitously present in the brain of mammals.

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Glutamic acid plays a major role in several metabolic pathways. It acts as excitatory neurotransmitter in the cerebral cortex. An plays a key role in learning, memory and brain aging processes. It is involved in neuronal differentiation, migration and survival in the developing brain. High levels of glutamic acid is observed in Alzheimer′s, Parkinson′s diseases and epilepsy.