Compound

N-acetyl-L-glutamate

An N-acyl-L-α-amino acid anion resulting from deprotonation of both carboxy groups of N-acetyl-L-glutamic acid.

Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:44337), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.

CHEBI:44337ChEBI

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Structure

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A generated conformer of N-acetyl-L-glutamate — one low-energy arrangement PubChem computed, not a measured structure. Hydrogens are not drawn; the formula counts them.

Class: Organic compound, anion
Formula: C7H9NO5
Mass: 187.151 g/mol
Charge: -2
InChIKey: RFMMMVDNIPUKGG-YFKPBYRVSA-L
SMILES: CC(=O)N[C@@H](CCC(=O)[O-])C(=O)[O-]
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Identity from ChEBI, geometry from PubChem. Not evidence.

What it touches on the way

Mechanistic reach

1 entity

1 entities reached.

0 reported hops1 assembled from the scaffold

NAGSProteinUNIPROT:Q8N159substrate ofInferred only11 paths11 endpoints

What the reference databases state

Statements

3 statements

3 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: N-acetyl-L-glutamate · Sources: Rhea

Order

N-acetyl-L-glutamate is converted to acetyl-CoACompoundRhea RHEA:24292Inferred only
acetyl-CoA is converted to N-acetyl-L-glutamateCompoundRhea RHEA:24292Inferred only
N-acetyl-L-glutamate is a substrate of NAGSProteinRhea RHEA:24292Inferred only

Reactions

5 reactions

N-acetyl-L-glutamate+ATP(4-)CHEBI:57936+ADP(3-)
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:14629CC BY 4.0Reference data
N(2)-acetyl-L-ornithine+L-glutamate(1-)N-acetyl-L-glutamate+L-ornithine
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:15349CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-glutamate(1-)+acetyl-CoAN-acetyl-L-glutamate+coenzyme A(4-)+hydron
Catalysed by NAGS
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:24292CC BY 4.0Reference data
N-acetyl-L-glutamate+ATP(4-)+waterN-acetyl-L-glutamate+ADP(3-)+hydrogenphosphate+hydron
Transported by ABCC5
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:66740CC BY 4.0Reference data
CHEBI:195260N-acetyl-L-glutamate
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:76499CC BY 4.0Reference data

Other names

4 names

Resolves to: N-acetyl-L-glutamate

Also called: (S)-2-(acetylamino)pentanedioateacetyl-L-glutamateNAG
Systematic name: (2S)-2-acetamidopentanedioate