L-Glutamic acid

CAS Registry Number®

56-86-0

CAS Name

L-Glutamic acid

Molecular Formula

C5H9NO4

Molecular Mass

147.13

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Compound Properties

  • Melting Point (1)

    224 °C (decomp)

  • Density (2)

    1.59 g/cm³ (crystal)

Source(s)

Other Names and Identifiers

InChI

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

InChIKey

InChIKey=WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-N

SMILES

[C@H](CCC(O)=O)(C(O)=O)N

Canonical SMILES

O=C(O)CCC(N)C(=O)O

Other Names for this Substance

  • L-Glutamic acid
  • Glutamic acid, L-
  • Aciglut
  • Glusate
  • Glutacid

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Deleted or Replaced CAS Registry Numbers

138-16-9, 6899-05-4, 10549-13-0, 2087491-17-4

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