Glutamic acid / Glutamate (Glu, E)

Layer 3 — Biologyin the Biochemistry Foundations subtree

Acidic amino acid. Principal excitatory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate CNS; central hub of transamination (partners with α-ketoglutarate); precursor to GABA and glutathione.

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