Glutamic acid (data page)

The complete data for Glutamic acid

General information

Chemical formula: C₅H₉N O₄
Molar mass: 147.13 g·mol^-1
Systematic name:
(2S)-2-aminopentanedioic acid
Abbreviations: E, Glu
Synonyms:
2-amino-glutaric acid
Glutacid
Glutaminic acid

Database data

SMILES: OC(=O)CCC(N)C(=O)O
InChI=1/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t3-/m0/s1/f/h7,9H - (L)

ATC: N/A

CAS: [56-86-0]

DrugBank: N/A

EINECS: 200-293-7

PubChem: 23327 (D) ^a, 33032 (L) ^a

Physical properties

Structure

Crystal data

Spectral data

UV-Vis

NMR

Phase behavior

Solid properties

ρ_solid: 1.538 g.cm^-3
T_m: 247-249 °C

Liquid properties

Gas properties

Hazard properties

MSDS N/A

Main hazards:

- N/A

NFPA 704

Flash point

- N/A

R/S statement

R: N/A
S: N/A

RTECS number:
N/A

Chemical properties

XLogP: -3.386

pI: 3.22

pK_a: 2.16, 4.15, 9.58

Tautomers: 0

Hydrogen bond: donor - 3; acceptor - 5

Pharmacological properties

Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

References

^a CID 23327 from PubChem (D-glutamic acid)
^a CID 33032 from PubChem (L-glutamic acid)

The 20 common amino acids

By properties

Aliphatic	Branched-chain amino acids (Valine · Isoleucine · Leucine) · Methionine · Alanine · Proline · Glycine

Aromatic	Phenylalanine · Tyrosine · Tryptophan · Histidine

Polar, uncharged	Asparagine · Glutamine · Serine · Threonine

Positive charge (pK_a)	Lysine (≈10.8) · Arginine (≈12.5) · Histidine (≈6.1)

Negative charge (pK_a)	Aspartic acid (≈3.9) · Glutamic acid (≈4.1) · Cysteine (≈8.3) · Tyrosine (≈10.1)

General	Essential amino acid · Protein · Peptide · Genetic code

Other classifications

Essential amino acids · Ketogenic amino acid · Glucogenic amino acid

biochemical families: prot · nucl · carb (glpr, alco, glys) · lipd (fata/i, phld, strd, gllp, eico) · amac/i · ncbs/i · ttpy/i