Molar mass of L-Glutamic acid
The molecular formula of L-Glutamic acid is C5H9NO4, giving a molar mass of 147.130 g/mol.
Molar mass
147.130g/mol
Computed from the formula with the IUPAC conventional atomic weights (abridged, 2021 edition).
Formula
C5H9NO4
Category
Amino Acids
Atoms per molecule
19
L-Glutamic acid conversions
Mass ↔ amount and solution conversions derived from the stored molar mass of 147.130 g/mol.
1 mmol147.130 mg
1 g6.7967 mmol
1 M147.130 g/L
About L-Glutamic acid
The principal excitatory neurotransmitter in the mammalian brain and one of the three proteinogenic amino acids synthesised from a citric-acid-cycle intermediate. Its sodium salt is the food additive MSG, and its decarboxylation under anaerobic conditions produces GABA.
Related compounds
Other entries in Amino Acids.
GlycineC2H5NO2 · 75.067 g/molL-AlanineC3H7NO2 · 89.094 g/molL-ArginineC6H14N4O2 · 174.204 g/molL-AsparagineC4H8N2O3 · 132.119 g/molL-Aspartic acidC4H7NO4 · 133.103 g/molL-CysteineC3H7NO2S · 121.154 g/molL-GlutamineC5H10N2O3 · 146.146 g/molL-HistidineC6H9N3O2 · 155.157 g/molL-IsoleucineC6H13NO2 · 131.175 g/molL-LeucineC6H13NO2 · 131.175 g/molL-LysineC6H14N2O2 · 146.190 g/molL-MethionineC5H11NO2S · 149.208 g/mol