Glutamic Acid

In the US, Glutamic Acid is a member of the following drug classes: miscellaneous GI agents, nutraceutical products.

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000056-86-0

Chemical Formula

C5-H9-N-O4

Molecular Weight

147

Therapeutic Category

Amino acid

Chemical Name

Glutamic acid

Foreign Names

• Acidum glutamicum (Latin)
• Glutaminsäure (German)
• Acide glutamique (French)
• Acido glutamico (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Acide glutamique (OS: DCF)
• Acido glutamico (OS: DCIT)
• Glutamic Acid (OS: USAN)
• 10549-13-0 (IS)
• 138-16-9 (IS)
• 6899-05-4 (IS)
• Acido glutammico (IS)
• E 620 (IS: E Number)
• Glu (IS)
• Acidum glutamicum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Glutamic Acid (PH: BP 2010, USP 30, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Glutaminsäure (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Glutamique (acide) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Acigluminum (IS)
• Glutamic Acid Hydrochloride (PH: NF XIII)
• Glutaminsäurehydrochlorid (PH: DAB 2007)
• Magnesium Glutamate (IS)
• Magnesium L-hydrogenglutamate (IS)
• Magnesiumbis (IS: hydrogen-L-glutamat)

Brand Names

• Glutamin Verla
  Verla, Germany



• Gluti-Agil
  Riemser, Germany



• Hypochylin
  Recip, Finland



• Neuroglutamin Dr. Fischer
  Pharmonta, Austria



• Hypochylin
  Recip, Sweden



• Pepsaletten
  Cheplapharm, Germany



• Psicosoma Solucion (Glutamic Acid and Promethazine)
  Ferrer, Spain



• Magnesium Verla i.v./i.m.
  Verla, Germany

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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