Term Name: glutamic acid
Synonyms: 2-Aminoglutaric acid, 2-aminopentanedioic acid, DL-Glutamic acid, DL-Glutaminic acid, E, Glu, Glutamate, glutamic acid, Glutaminic acid, Glutaminsaeure
Definition: An alpha-amino acid that is glutaric acid bearing a single amino substituent at position 2.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:18237]  ( EBI )

Relationships
is a type of: alpha-amino acid polar amino acid
has subtype: D-glutamic acid L-glutamic acid
has_part: 2-carboxyethyl group
has_role: fundamental metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent: gamma-Glu-Leu gamma-glutamyl-Se-methylselenocysteine gamma-glutamylphenylalanine gamma-glutamylthreonine gammaGluCys(IAN)Glu glutamic acid derivative
inverse is_conjugate_base_of: glutamate(1-)
inverse is_substituent_group_from: alpha-glutamyl group gamma-glutamyl group glutamic acid residue glutamo group glutamoyl group
is_conjugate_acid_of: glutamate(1-)