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V900334

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L-Glutamic acid monosodium salt hydrate

Vetec™, reagent grade, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

(S)-2-Aminopentanedioic acid, L-Glutamic acid monosodium salt, Glu, MSG, Monosodium glutamate

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H8NNaO4 · xH2O
CAS Number:
142-47-2
Molecular Weight:
169.11 (anhydrous basis)
MDL number:
MFCD00013074
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
PubChem Substance ID:
329829752

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec™

assay

≥99%

InChI

1S/C5H9NO4.Na.H2O.H/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8;;;/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);;1H2;

InChI key

JYDGDQPVBSBYRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Agonist at kainate, NMDA, and quisqualate receptors; an excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 2

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