Compound
L-glutamate(1-)
An α-amino-acid anion that is the conjugate base of L-glutamic acid, having anionic carboxy groups and a cationic amino group
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:29985), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
CHEBI:29985ChEBI
Structure
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- Class
- Organic compound, anion
- Formula
- C5H8NO4
- Mass
- 146.122 g/mol
- Charge
- -1
- InChIKey
- WHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-M
- SMILES
- [NH3+][C@@H](CCC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIPubChemBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.
Reactions
456 reactions
A common cofactor or currency species. Appears in 456 reactions — see the full list.
Other names
7 names
Resolves to: L-glutamate(1-)
- Also called
- (2S)-2-ammoniopentanedioateL-glutamateL-glutamate(1−)L-glutamic acid monoanionL-glutamic acid, ion(1-)L-glutamic acid, ion(1−)
- Systematic name
- hydrogen L-glutamate