NISTRM8574

L-Glutamic acid

NIST^® RM 8574, USGS41

• Synonym(s): Heavy carbon and nitrogen isotopes in L-glutamic acid, (S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid, Glu
• Linear Formula: HO₂CCH₂CH₂CH(NH₂)CO₂H
• CAS Number: 56-86-0
• Molecular Weight: 147.13
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 1723801
• MDL number: MFCD00002634
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• PubChem Substance ID: 329818806
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material
• Quality Level: 100
• form: crystals
• manufacturer/tradename: NIST^®
• mp: 205 °C (dec.) (lit.)
• SMILES string: N[C@@H](CCC(O)=O)C(O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t3-/m0/s1
• InChI key: WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-N

Description

Biochem/physiol Actions

An excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter that is an agonist at all subtypes of glutamate receptors (metabotropic, kainate, NMDA, and AMPA).

Other Notes

Certified for the analytes listed below.
Carbon (¹³C), Nitrogen (¹⁵N)

See certificate for values and more details at nist.gov/SRM.

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Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable