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单词 glutamic acid
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Definition of glutamic acid in English:

glutamic acid

nounɡluːˈtamɪkɡluˌtæmɪk ˈæsəd
mass nounBiochemistry
  • An acidic amino acid which is a constituent of many proteins.

    Chemical formula: HOOC(CH₂)₂(NH₂)COOH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • These results confirm previous reports, showing developmental proteins to be enriched for simple sequences composed primarily of alanine, glutamic acid, glycine, proline, glutamine, or serine.
    • The biosynthesis of GSH depends on the linking and the availability of its constituent amino acids cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine.
    • There are nine such amino acids: lysine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid, histidine, tyrosine, cysteine, and phenylalanine.
    • Infusion of the amino acids lysine and arginine, but not aspartic acid or glutamic acid, have been shown to stimulate the release of insulin in horses.
    • Consequently, changing the arginine to an alanine or glutamic acid abolishes this interaction completely.

Origin

Late 19th century: from gluten + amine + -ic.

 
 

Definition of glutamic acid in US English:

glutamic acid

nounɡluˌtæmɪk ˈæsədɡlo͞oˌtamik ˈasəd
Biochemistry
  • An acidic amino acid which is a constituent of many proteins.

    Chemical formula: HOOC(CH₂)₂(NH₂)COOH

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Consequently, changing the arginine to an alanine or glutamic acid abolishes this interaction completely.
    • These results confirm previous reports, showing developmental proteins to be enriched for simple sequences composed primarily of alanine, glutamic acid, glycine, proline, glutamine, or serine.
    • There are nine such amino acids: lysine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamine, glutamic acid, histidine, tyrosine, cysteine, and phenylalanine.
    • Infusion of the amino acids lysine and arginine, but not aspartic acid or glutamic acid, have been shown to stimulate the release of insulin in horses.
    • The biosynthesis of GSH depends on the linking and the availability of its constituent amino acids cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine.

Origin

Late 19th century: from gluten + amine + -ic.

 
 
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