C5H9NO4
147.13 g/mol
Food AdditiveWarning
D-glutamic acid
CAS6893-26-1EC230-000-8
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
Nutritional supplement and excitatory neurotransmitter
D-glutamic acid is the D-enantiomer of glutamic acid, an optically active form. It functions as a non-essential amino acid and excitatory neurotransmitter in biological systems, and is used as a nutritional supplement.
Nutritional supplementExcitatory neurotransmitter
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Flavor enhancer
Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for D-glutamic acid (CAS 6893-26-1) is 2922.42.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2922.42
EU CN code (8-digit)
2922 42 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2-aminopentanedioic acid
InChIKey
WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-GSVOUGTGSA-N
SMILES
C(CC(=O)O)[C@H](C(=O)O)N
Synonyms (37)
- DGL
- (-)-Glutamic acid
- (2R)-2-aminopentanedioate
- (2R)-2-aminopentanedioic acid
- (R)-2-aminopentanedioate
- (R)-2-aminopentanedioic acid
- 2-deoxy-d-glu
- D-2-Aminoglutarate
- D-2-Aminoglutaric acid
- D-2-Aminopentanedioate
- D-2-Aminopentanedioic acid
- D-Glu
- D-Glutamic acid, >=99% (TLC)
- D-Glutaminic acid
- D-Glutaminsaeure
- D-[14C]Glu
- D-glutamate
- D-glutamic acid
- Gamma-D-Glutamic Acid
- Glutamic acid D-form
- H-D-Glu-OH
- L(+)-Glutamic acid
- R-(-)-Glutamate
- R-(-)-Glutamic acid
- delta-2-Aminoglutaric acid
- delta-Glutamate
- delta-Glutamic acid
- delta-Glutaminate
- delta-Glutaminic acid
- delta-Glutaminsaeure
- gammaDPGA
- glutamate
- glutamic acid d-
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