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L-Glutamic acid monosodium salt hydrate

Name: <SC>L</SC>-Glutamic acid monosodium salt hydrate
Brand: SIGMA

BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, ≥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:

24895237

EC Number:

205-538-1

NACRES:

NA.75

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Properties

product line

BioReagent

Quality Segment

200

assay

≥99%

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable, cell culture | mammalian: suitable

color

white to off-white

mp

163 °C

SMILES string

[NaH].NC(CCC(=O)O)C(=O)O.O

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

Description

General description

L-Glutamic acid/monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. It is a commonly used food additive.

Application

L-Glutamic acid monosodium salt hydrate has been used:

to prepare glutamate stock solution in HEPES-buffered saline (HBS) for glutamate perfusions
as a component in YNG (yeast nitrogen base glutamate) medium
used to treat HT22 hippocampal cells to study its effects on cell viability and to examine the expression of molecules related to apoptotic cell death
as a component of fresh media to culture neurons and to assess glutamate uptake

Biochem/physiol Actions

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a food additive and an environmental agent, that can affect inflammation.

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

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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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