Product Name: DL-Glutamic Acid

Synonyms: 2-Aminopentanedioic acid

Molecular Formula: C5H9NO4

Molecular Weight: 147.13

CAS No.: 617-65-2

EINECS: 210-522-2

Description

DL-Glutamic acid is a racemic mixture of the proteinogenic amino acid L-Glutamic acid and the non-proteinogenic amino acid D-Glutamic acid. 

Glutamic acid is an alpha-amino acid that is glutaric acid bearing a single amino substituent at position 2. It has a role as a fundamental metabolite. It is an alpha-amino acid and a polar amino acid. It contains a 2-carboxyethyl group. It is a conjugate acid of a glutamate.