GLUTAMATE


Meaning of GLUTAMATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈglü-tə-ˌmāt ]

noun

Date: 1876

: a salt or ester of glutamic acid ; specifically : a salt or ester of levorotatory glutamic acid that functions as an excitatory neurotransmitter — compare monosodium glutamate

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