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| Title |
Glutamate: a truly functional amino acid
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Amino Acids, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00726-012-1280-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
John T. Brosnan, Margaret E. Brosnan |
| Abstract |
Glutamate is one of the most abundant of the amino acids. In addition to its role in protein structure, it plays critical roles in nutrition, metabolism and signaling. Post-translational carboxylation of glutamyl residues increases their affinity for calcium and plays a major role in hemostasis. Glutamate is of fundamental importance to amino acid metabolism, yet the great bulk of dietary glutamate is catabolyzed within the intestine. It is necessary for the synthesis of key molecules, such as glutathione and the polyglutamated folate cofactors. It plays a major role in signaling. Within the central nervous system, glutamate is the major excitatory neurotransmitter and its product, GABA, the major inhibitory neurotransmitter. Glutamate interaction with specific taste cells in the tongue is a major component of umami taste. The finding of glutamate receptors throughout the gastrointestinal tract has opened up a new vista in glutamate function. Glutamate is truly a functional amino acid. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 3 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 291 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 289 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 48 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 31 | 11% |
| Researcher | 29 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 23 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 4% |
| Other | 29 | 10% |
| Unknown | 119 | 41% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 56 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 30 | 10% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 11 | 4% |
| Neuroscience | 11 | 4% |
| Other | 42 | 14% |
| Unknown | 127 | 44% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 574. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 February 2024.
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#1
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#127
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