Monoammonium glutamate

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Monoammonium glutamate
Names
IUPAC name
Azanium 4-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate
Other names
  • Ammonium glutamate
Identifiers
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Properties
C5H12N2O4
Molar mass 164.161 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Monoammonium glutamate is a compound with formula NH4C5H8NO4. It is an ammonium acid salt of glutamic acid.[1]

It has the E number E624 and is used as a flavor enhancer.[2]

See also

References

  1. PubChem. "Ammonium glutamate" (in en). https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/24802175. 
  2. EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient Sources added to Food (ANS); Mortensen, Alicja; Aguilar, Fernando; Crebelli, Riccardo; Di Domenico, Alessandro; Dusemund, Birgit; Frutos, Maria Jose; Galtier, Pierre et al. (July 2017). "Re-evaluation of glutamic acid (E 620), sodium glutamate (E 621), potassium glutamate (E 622), calcium glutamate (E 623), ammonium glutamate (E 624) and magnesium glutamate (E 625) as food additives". EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority 15 (7): e04910. doi:10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4910. ISSN 1831-4732. PMID 32625571. PMC 7009848. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7009848/. 




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