L-Glutamic acid hydrochloride is a salt form of the amino acid glutamic acid, which plays a key role in protein biosynthesis and serves as a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the nervous system. It is primarily used in pharmaceutical manufacturing as a gastric acidifier, and it is also a non-essential nutrient for humans.
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