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glutamic acid — An amino acid; the sodium salt is monosodium glutamate. Cf.:glutamate. g. dehydrogenases SYN: glutamate dehydrogenases. g. hydrochloride a gastric acidifier alleged to aid in digestion; also used for gastric HCl replacement therapy … Medical dictionary
pteroylglutamic acid — pter·o·yl·glu·tam·ic acid .ter ə .wil glü .tam ik n FOLIC ACID abbr. PGA * * * see folic acid * * * (PteGlu) pter·o·yl·glu·tam·ic ac·id (PteGlu) (ter″o əl gloo tamґik) folic acid … Medical dictionary
glutamic acid — glu•tam′ic ac′id [[t]gluˈtæm ɪk[/t]] also glu′ta•min′ic ac′id [[t]ˈglu təˈmɪn ɪk, ˌglu [/t]] n. biochem. a crystalline amino acid, C5H9NO4, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar beet residues, used commercially as a flavor… … From formal English to slang
glutamic acid — [glu: tamɪk] noun Biochemistry an acidic amino acid which is a constituent of many proteins. Origin C19: from gluten + amine + ic … English new terms dictionary
formiminoglutamic acid — An intermediate metabolite in l histidine catabolism in the conversion of l histidine to l glutamic acid, with the formimino group being transferred to tetrahydrofolate; it may appear in the urine of patients with folic acid or vitamin B12… … Medical dictionary
N-acetylglutamic acid — N ac·e·tyl·glu·tam·ic ac·id (as″ə təl ) (as″ə tēl″gloo tamґik) glutamic acid acetylated at its N terminus, a necessary cofactor in the synthesis of carbamoyl phosphate catalyzed by carbamoyl phosphate… … Medical dictionary
tetrahydropteroylglutamic acid — tet·ra·hy·dro·pter·o·yl·glu·tam·ic ac·id (tet″rə hi″dro ter″o əl gloo tamґik) tetrahydrofolic acid … Medical dictionary
amido-glutaric acid — Glutamic Glu*tam ic, a. [Gluten + amic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to gluten. [1913 Webster] {Glutamic acid}, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids, as gluten; called also {amido glutaric acid}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Glutamic acid — Glutamic Glu*tam ic, a. [Gluten + amic.] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to gluten. [1913 Webster] {Glutamic acid}, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from certain albuminoids, as gluten; called also {amido glutaric acid}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pyroglutamic acid — SYN: 5 oxoproline. * * * py·ro·glu·tam·ic ac·id (pi″ro gloo tamґik) 5 oxoproline … Medical dictionary
