Glutamic Acid Unit Converter

Glutamic acid (also called glutamate) is one of the most abundant amino acids in the body. It is a non-essential amino acid, meaning your body can produce it on its own.

Glutamic acid serves as the primary excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain and plays a central role in protein synthesis, energy metabolism, and ammonia detoxification. It is also a precursor to GABA, the brain's main inhibitory neurotransmitter.

A plasma glutamic acid test measures the level of this amino acid in your blood, typically as part of a quantitative amino acid profile. Results help identify metabolic imbalances, nutritional issues, or organ dysfunction.

Glutamic acid is synthesized throughout the body, primarily in muscle tissue, liver, and brain, from alpha-ketoglutarate (a citric acid cycle intermediate) and from the amino acid glutamine.