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Glutamic acid

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Glutamic acid or glutamate is one of the 20 most common natural amino acids. As its name indicates, it is acidic, with a carboxylic acid component to its side chain.

Besides being used in protein synthesis, glutamate is also known to be an excitatory neurotransmitter.

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