glutamate

glutamate
noun Date: 1876 a salt or ester of glutamic acid; specifically a salt or ester of levorotatory glutamic acid that functions as an excitatory neurotransmitter — compare monosodium glutamate

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  • glutamate — 1876, from glutamic acid (see GLUTEN (Cf. gluten)) + ATE (Cf. ate) (3) …   Etymology dictionary

  • glutamate — ► NOUN Biochemistry ▪ a salt or ester of an amino acid (glutamic acid) which is a constituent of many proteins. ORIGIN from glutamic acid, from GLUTEN(Cf. ↑gluten) + AMINE(Cf. ↑amine) …   English terms dictionary

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  • glutamate — A salt or ester of glutamic acid. g. acetyltransferase 1. an enzyme catalyzing transfer of an acetyl group from N2 acetylornithine to l g. forming l ornithine and N acetyl l g., an activator of the urea cycle; …   Medical dictionary

  • glutamate — Major fast excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system. See glutamate receptor. Also the excitatory neuromuscular transmitter in arthropod skeletal muscles …   Dictionary of molecular biology

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