L-glutamic acid
An optically active form of glutamic acid having L-configuration. — ChEBI
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Identity & molecular properties
Source-linked values| CAS number | 56-86-0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molecular formula | C5H9NO4 | ChEBI ↗ |
| Molar mass | 147.13 g/mol | ChEBI ↗ |
| Monoisotopic mass | 147.05316 Da | ChEBI ↗ |
| Formal charge | 0 | ChEBI ↗ |
| ChEBI identifier | CHEBI:16015 | ChEBI ↗ |
Cross-source molecular data
PubChem| Molar mass | 147.13 g/mol | PubChem ↗ |
| Exact mass | 147.05315777 Da | PubChem ↗ |
| Computed XLogP | -3.7 | PubChem ↗ |
| Topological polar surface area (Ų) | 101 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond donors | 3 | PubChem ↗ |
| H-bond acceptors | 5 | PubChem ↗ |
| Rotatable bonds | 4 | PubChem ↗ |
PubChem computed values are shown separately from the ChEBI record. An exact InChIKey match was used to connect the records. Molecular descriptors do not describe a supplied product’s purity, particle size or performance.
Names & structural identifiers
Copy any identifierL-glutamic acid(2S)-2-aminopentanedioic acidWHUUTDBJXJRKMK-VKHMYHEASA-NN[C@@H](CCC(=O)O)C(=O)OInChI=1S/C5H9NO4/c6-3(5(9)10)1-2-4(7)8/h3H,1-2,6H2,(H,7,8)(H,9,10)/t3-/m0/s1Names & synonyms
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Classification & relationships
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Mass ↔ amount of substance
Calculated from sourced massUses 147.13 g/mol from ChEBI. Assumes the substance described by this record; no purity or concentration correction is applied.
Elemental composition
Theoretical mass fractionsOCNHCalculated theoretical mass fractions from the reported formula and PubChem periodic-table atomic masses. These are not assay or purity results.
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Selected source associationsSources & record history
Checked 27 Sep 2026Release 255, 9 September 2026. ChEBI three-star (manually annotated) source entry. View original record ↗ · CC BY 4.0
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