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glu•tam'ic ac'id
Pronunciation: (glOO-tam'ik), [key] Biochem.
an amino acid, HOOCCH
2CH
2CH(NH
2)COOH, obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues, used commercially chiefly in the form of its sodium salt to intensify the flavor of meat or other food.
Abbr.: Glu;
Symbol: E
Also,glu'ta•min'ic ac'idPronunciation: (glOO'tu-min'ik, glOO"-). [key]Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.