CHEBI:64243 - monosodium L-glutamate

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ChEBI Name monosodium L-glutamate ChEBI ID CHEBI:64243 ChEBI ASCII Name monosodium L-glutamate Definition An optically active form of monosodium glutamate having L-configuration. Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team. Supplier Information ChemicalBook:CB8136677, eMolecules:901282 Download Molfile XML SDF Find compounds which contain this structure Find compounds which resemble this structure Take structure to the Advanced Search Wikipedia License Monosodium glutamate (MSG), also known as sodium glutamate, is a sodium salt of glutamic acid. MSG is found naturally in some foods including tomatoes and cheese in this glutamic acid form. MSG is used in cooking as a flavor enhancer with a savory taste that intensifies the umami flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. MSG was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda, who tried to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombu, an edible seaweed used as a broth (dashi) for Japanese cuisine. MSG balances, blends, and rounds the perception of other tastes. MSG, along with disodium ribonucleotides, is commonly used and found in stock (bouillon) cubes, soups, ramen, gravy, stews, condiments, savory snacks, etc. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given MSG its generally recognized as safe (GRAS) designation. It is a popular misconception that MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort, known as "Chinese restaurant syndrome". Several blinded studies show no such effects when MSG is combined with food in normal concentrations, and are inconclusive when MSG is added to broth in large concentrations. The European Union classifies it as a food additive permitted in certain foods and subject to quantitative limits. MSG has the HS code 2922.42 and the E number E621. Read full article at Wikipedia Formula C5H8NNaO4 Net Charge 0 Average Mass 169.11110 Monoisotopic Mass 169.03510 InChI InChI=1S/C5H9NO4.Na/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8;/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10);/q;+1/p-1/t3-;/m0./s1 InChIKey LPUQAYUQRXPFSQ-DFWYDOINSA-M SMILES [Na+].[NH3+][C@@H](CCC([O-])=O)C([O-])=O Roles Classification Biological Role(s): flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food. Application(s): flavouring agent A food additive that is used to added improve the taste or odour of a food. View more via ChEBI Ontology ChEBI Ontology Outgoing monosodium L-glutamate (CHEBI:64243) has part L-glutamate(1−) (CHEBI:29985) monosodium L-glutamate (CHEBI:64243) has role flavouring agent (CHEBI:35617) monosodium L-glutamate (CHEBI:64243) is a monosodium glutamate (CHEBI:64220) monosodium L-glutamate (CHEBI:64243) is enantiomer of monosodium D-glutamate (CHEBI:64244) Incoming monosodium D-glutamate (CHEBI:64244) is enantiomer of monosodium L-glutamate (CHEBI:64243) IUPAC Name sodium (2S)-2-azaniumylpentanedioate Synonyms Sources Glutamate monosodium salt ChemIDplus Glutamate Sodium ChemIDplus Glutamic acid, monosodium salt ChemIDplus Glutammato monosodico ChemIDplus L(+) Sodium glutamate ChemIDplus Monosodioglutammato ChemIDplus Monosodium glutamate ChemIDplus MSG ChemIDplus Natrium L-hydrogenglutamat ChemIDplus Natriumglutaminat ChemIDplus sodium (2S)-2-ammoniopentanedioate IUPAC Sodium glutamate ChemIDplus Sodium hydrogen glutamate ChemIDplus Sodium L-glutamate ChemIDplus Manual Xref Database Monosodium_glutamate Wikipedia View more database links Registry Numbers Types Sources 142-47-2 CAS Registry Number ChemIDplus 17456768 Reaxys Registry Number Reaxys Citations Last Modified 20 February 2013