What is Glutamic acid?
'''Glutamic acid''' is a non-essential [[amino acid]]. Its [[salt]]s are known as '''glutamates'''. Glutamate are important [[neurotransmitter]]s. They are important for [[long-term potentiation]], learning and memory.<ref name=twsNovK11>{{cite news |author= Robert Sapolsky |title= Biology and human behavior: the neurological origins of individuality, 2nd edition |publisher= The Teaching Company |quote=see pages 19 and 20 of Guide Book |year=2005 }}</ref> Glutamates are also used as [[food additive]]s to make food taste better. The [[E number]]s 620 to 625 have been assigned to the most important glutamates, for example [[monosodium glutamate]]. They are commonly found in [[Convenience food]] and [[Asian cuisine]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{chem-stub}} {{Proteinogenic amino acids}} [[Category:Amino acids]]