C5H7NO3
129.11 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
L-Pyroglutamic acid
CAS98-79-3EC202-700-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
food additive and antioxidant
L-Pyroglutamic acid is a naturally occurring amino acid derivative formed by the cyclization of glutamic acid. It is widely used as a food additive and antioxidant in various products.
food additiveantioxidant
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Safety Reference
Danger
H315Causes skin irritation
H318Causes serious eye damage
H319Causes serious eye irritation
H335May cause respiratory irritation
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2S)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylic acid
InChIKey
ODHCTXKNWHHXJC-VKHMYHEASA-N
SMILES
C1CC(=O)N[C@@H]1C(=O)O
Synonyms (93)
- Acide pidolique [INN-French]
- Acido pidolico [INN-Spanish]
- Acidum pidolicum [INN-Latin]
- Pidolic acid, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Pyroglutamic Acid, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- (-)-Pyroglutamate
- (S)-PYROGLUTAMIC ACID
- (S)-Pyroglutamate
- 2-L-Pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate
- 2-Pyrrolidinone-5-carboxylate
- 2-Pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate
- 5-Carboxy-2-pyrrolidinone
- 5-L-Oxoproline
- 5-OXOPROLINE
- 5-Pyrrolidinone-2-carboxylate
- 5-oxo-L-proline
- AJIDEW A-100
- Acide pidolique
- Acido pidolico
- Acidum pidolicum
- GLUTIMIC ACID
- GLUTIMINIC ACID
- Glutimate
- Glutiminate
- H-Pyr-OH
- L-2-Pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate
- L-5-Carboxy-2-pyrrolidinone
- L-5-Oxoproline
- L-GLUTIMIC ACID
- L-GLUTIMINIC ACID
- L-Glutamic Acid Lactam
- L-Glutamic acid g-lactam
- L-Glutamic acid gamma-lactam
- L-Glutimate
- L-Glutiminate
- L-Proline, 5-oxo-
- L-Pyroglutamate
- L-Pyroglutamic acid
- L-Pyroglutamic acid, BioXtra
- L-Pyrrolidinonecarboxylate
- L-Pyrrolidonecarboxylate
- L-pca
- Oxopyrrolidinecarboxylate
- Oxopyrrolidinecarboxylic acid
- PYRROLIDINONECARBOXYLIC ACID
- PYRROLIDONE-5-CARBOXYLIC ACID
- Pidolate
- Pidolic acid
- Pidolic acid CRS
- Pidolidone
- Proline, 5-oxo-
- Proline, 5-oxo-, L-
- Pyr-OH
- Pyroglutamic acid
- Pyroglutamic acid, l-
- Pyrrolidinonecarboxylate
- Pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid
- Rec-PGA 273K
- l-pyrrolidone carboxylic acid
- oxo-proline
- pGlu
- pGlu-OH
- pyroglu