How to Use glutamic acid in a Sentence

glutamic acid

noun
  • The formula is made with black rice, which is rich in glutamic acid.
    Victoria Moorhouse, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2021
  • This contains black rice which is an amazing source of glutamic acid, a key amino acid lost when hair is damaged.
    Sam Neibart, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 June 2022
  • Note that the two amino acids that lead to a mutation, alanine and aspartic acid, are shorter than glutamic acid.
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 13 Apr. 2022
  • There’s natural sugar and glutamic acid that imparts an umami-rich flavor, ideal for a soup or dashi.
    Jay Carroll, Bon Appetit, 27 Feb. 2017
  • The glutamic acid is substituted by the polar uncharged amino acid glutamine (E484Q).
    William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Glutamate is a form of glutamic acid, an amino acid that’s naturally occurring in many common foods, like tomatoes and cheeses.
    Yvette D'entremont, SELF, 20 June 2018
  • Some with the syndrome have higher levels of antibodies to an enzyme called glutamic acid decarboxylase, or GAD65.
    Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Around that same time, Saburosuke Suzuki II started a company specializing in monosodium glutamate , which is the sodium salt of glutamic acid.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2022
  • Despite their different names, glutamate, glutamic acid, and monosodium glutamate are essentially the same molecule and behave the same way in our bodies.
    Liz Roth-Johnson, Discover Magazine, 2 July 2013

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