Monosodium glutamate

Relevant Data

Food Additives Approved in the United States

MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE [show][hide]

Mainterm MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE

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CAS number 142-47-2

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Food Additives Approved by WHO:

MONOSODIUM L-GLUTAMATE [show]

General Information

Chemical name	Monosodium glutamate
E No.	E 621
INS.	621
CAS number	142-47-2
Group	No
Component of the group	Group I, Additives (Group I) Glutamic acid - glutamates (E 620 - 625)

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Computed Descriptors

2D Structure
CID	23672308
IUPAC Name	sodium;(2S)-2-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoate
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
InChI Key	LPUQAYUQRXPFSQ-DFWYDOINSA-M
Canonical SMILES	C(CC(=O)O)C(C(=O)[O-])N.[Na+]
Molecular Formula	C5H8NaNO4· H2O
Wikipedia	monosodium L-glutamate

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Computed Properties

Property Name	Property Value
Molecular Weight	169.112
Hydrogen Bond Donor Count	2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count	5
Rotatable Bond Count	4
Complexity	149.0
CACTVS Substructure Key Fingerprint	A A A D c c B i O C A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A H g A Q C A A A C C j B g A Q A C A B A A g A I A A C Q C A A A A A A A A A A A A I G A A A A C A B I A g A A A Q A A E E A A A A A C s J g A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A = =
Topological Polar Surface Area	103.0
Monoisotopic Mass	169.035
Exact Mass	169.035
Compound Is Canonicalized	True
Formal Charge	0
Heavy Atom Count	11
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count	1
Undefined Atom Stereocenter Count	0
Defined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Undefined Bond Stereocenter Count	0
Isotope Atom Count	0
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count	2

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Taxonomic Classification

Kingdom	Organic compounds
Superclass	Organic acids and derivatives
Class	Carboxylic acids and derivatives
Subclass	Amino acids, peptides, and analogues
Intermediate Tree Nodes	Amino acids and derivatives - Alpha amino acids and derivatives
Direct Parent	Glutamic acid and derivatives
Alternative Parents	Organopnictogen compounds Amino acids Organic zwitterions Carboxylic acids Monoalkylamines L-alpha-amino acids Hydrocarbon derivatives Amino fatty acids Organic oxides Dicarboxylic acids and derivatives Organic sodium salts Carbonyl compounds Carboxylic acid salts
Molecular Framework	Aliphatic acyclic compounds
Substituents	Glutamic acid or derivatives - Alpha-amino acid - L-alpha-amino acid - Amino fatty acid - Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives - Fatty acid - Fatty acyl - Carboxylic acid salt - Amino acid - Carboxylic acid - Organic alkali metal salt - Organic nitrogen compound - Organic sodium salt - Organic salt - Organic zwitterion - Primary amine - Organooxygen compound - Organonitrogen compound - Primary aliphatic amine - Hydrocarbon derivative - Organic oxide - Organopnictogen compound - Carbonyl group - Organic oxygen compound - Amine - Aliphatic acyclic compound
Description	This compound belongs to the class of organic compounds known as glutamic acid and derivatives. These are compounds containing glutamic acid or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of glutamic acid at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.

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