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Amino acids

Glutamate

Amino acid at the crossroads between nitrogen handling and cellular metabolism. It is also the main excitatory neurotransmitter of the central nervous system and a precursor of glutamine and GABA.

Application contexts

  • Metabolism and nutrition

Matrices

  • Faeces
  • Breast milk
  • Tissues · muscle and liver
  • Serum or plasma

Related techniques

  • ¹H-NMR