L-Glutamic acid 1-methyl ester nonessential amino acid that is important to the mammalian central nervous system. It is also a neurotransmitter for cone photoreceptors in the human brain and is used as a treatment for patients who have liver disease accompanied by encephalopathy (a condition termed ?hepatic coma?).
Definition
ChEBI: L-glutamate methyl ester is a L-glutamyl ester that is the alpha-methyl ester derivative of L-glutamic acid. It is a dicarboxylic acid monoester, a methyl ester and a L-glutamyl ester.
