L-Glutamic Acid 1-Methyl Ester

CAS: 6384-08-3

Ref. TR-G597015

Product Information

• Name: L-Glutamic Acid 1-Methyl Ester
• Synonyms: Glutamic Acid Methyl Ester, Glutamic Acid 1-Methyl Ester, L-Glutamic Acid Methyl Ester, Methyl (S)-2-Amino-4-carboxybutanoate, Methyl L-Glutamate, Glutamic Acid a-Methyl Ester, L-Glutamic Acid a-Methyl Ester, a-Methyl L-Glutamate, L-Glutamic Acid-1-Methyl Ester, (4S)-4-amino-5-methoxy-5-oxopentanoic acid (non-preferred name)

Description

Applications L-Glutamic acid 1-methyl ester is a protected form of L-Glutamic acid (G596960). L-Glutamic acid is a nonessential amino acid that is important to the mammalian central nervous system. L-Glutamic acid is also a neurotransmitter for cone photoreceptors in the human brain and is used as a treatment for patients who have liver disease accompanied by encephalopathy (a condition termed ‘hepatic coma’).
References Anderson, H., et al.: J. Nutr., 99, 82 (1969); Brandon, C. & Lam, D.: Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 80, 5117 (1983); McDermott Jr, W., et al.: New Engl. J. Med., 253, 1093 (1955)

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 161.16
• Formula: C₆H₁₁NO₄
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C6H11NO4/c1-11-6(10)4(7)2-3-5(8)9/h4H,2-3,7H2,1H3,(H,8,9)/t4-/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=HCBHQDKBSKYGCK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
• SMILES: Cc1cccc(C)c1C(=O)O