MONOSODIUM L-GLUTAMATE
Relevant Data
Food Additives Approved in the United States
Food Additives Approved by European Union:
General Information
| Synonyms: | MSG, SODIUM GLUTAMATE |
| Chemical Names: | MONOSODIUM L-GLUTAMATE MONOHYDRATE; GLUTAMIC ACID MONOSODIUM SALT MONOHYDRATE |
| CAS number: | 142-47-2 |
| FEMA number: | 2756 |
| INS: | 621 |
| Functional Class: |
Food Additives FLAVOUR_ENHANCER |
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Evaluations
| Evaluation year: | 1987 |
| ADI: | NOT SPECIFIED |
| Meeting: | 31 |
| Specs Code: | R |
| Comments: | Group ADI for L-glutamic acid and its ammonium, calcium, monosodium, magnesium and potassium salts |
| Report: | TRS 759-JECFA 31/29 |
| Tox Monograph: | FAS 22-JECFA 31/97 |
| Specification: | COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 9/FNP 52 Add.9/192 (METALS LIMITS) (2001). R; FAO JECFA Monographs 1 vol.2/427 |
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GSFA Provisions for MONOSODIUM L-GLUTAMATE
| Number | Food Category | Max Level | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14.1.5 | Coffee, coffee substitutes, tea, herbal infusions, and other hot cereal and grain beverages, excluding cocoa |
GMP | Note 201 |
| 09.2.4 | Cooked and/or fried fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 312 |
| 06.4.2 | Dried pastas and noodles and like products |
GMP | Note 256 |
| 04.2.2.7 | Fermented vegetable (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera) and seaweed products, excluding fermented soybean products of food categories 06.8.6, 06.8.7, 12.9.1, 12.9.2.1 and 12.9.2.3 |
GMP | Note 279 |
| 08.1 | Fresh meat, poultry, and game |
GMP | Note 16 |
| 09.2.2 | Frozen battered fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 41 |
| 09.2.1 | Frozen fish, fish fillets, and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note XS92,Note XS36,Note XS315,Note XS191,Note XS165,Note 95,Note XS190,Note XS312,Note XS95,Note XS292 |
| 09.2.3 | Frozen minced and creamed fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 311 |
| 04.2.2.1 | Frozen vegetables (including mushrooms and fungi, roots and tubers, pulses and legumes, and aloe vera), seaweeds, and nuts and seeds |
GMP | Note 201 |
| 09.2.5 | Smoked, dried, fermented, and/or salted fish and fish products, including mollusks, crustaceans, and echinoderms |
GMP | Note 313,Note 29 |
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Computed Descriptors
Download SDF| 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 |
From Pubchem
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 |
From Pubchem
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 | |
| 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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