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glutamate Definition

glu·ta·mate (glo̵̅o̅tə māt′)

noun

a salt or ester of glutamic acid

glutamate Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • call: It acts by blocking a messenger chemical called glutamate which is produced by the brain cells damaged by the disease.
  • use: Comment The evidence for using glutamate is not convincing.
  • release: Glioma tumor cells release the neurotransmitter glutamate, which carves a path of destruction through brain tissue allowing the tumor cells to advance.
  • activate: The role of glutamate activated signaling pathways in cortical Peter Kind graduated from Dalhousie University with a B.S. in Neurosciences in 1988.
  • remove: The drugs increase the number of transporters, chemicals that remove glutamate from nerves.

Preposition: in

  • brain: The enzyme is important because it helps remove glutamate in the brain.

Adjective modifier

  • e621: The four additives were: E133 brilliant blue; E104 quinoline yellow; E621 monosodium glutamate ( MSG ) and E951 aspartame.
  • much: In MS there is evidence that people may be producing too much glutamate.
  • excitatory: The role of the excitatory neurotransmitter glutamate is being investigated.

Modifies a noun

  • eaat2: Polymorphisms in the glutamate transporter gene EAAT2 in European ALS patients.
  • transporter: Polymorphisms in the glutamate transporter gene EAAT2 in European ALS patients.
  • dehydrogenase: Glutamate Dehydrogenase catalyzes a major reaction that effects net removal of N from the amino acid pool.
  • receptor: All of these mice have a deletion of a particular gene involved in glutamate receptor signaling.
  • antagonist: They also used quantal analysis to show that certain glutamate antagonists act solely post-synaptically.
  • residue: For example, a glutamate residue may be stabilizing a positively charged intermediate.

Noun used with modifier

  • monosodium: This makes for a difficult choice between monosodium glutamate overload or the monthly credit card bill nightmare.
  • neurotransmitter: The main culprit has been thought to be the neurotransmitter glutamate acting through AMPA receptors.
  • ionotropic: We are currently focussed on two distinct families of these receptors: 1. The ionotropic glutamate receptors and 2. The nicotinic acetylcholine receptor.
  • glial: Molecular genetic studies in motor neuron disease: search for interactors with the glial glutamate transporter, EAAT2.
  • transmitter: Connections shown in red have an excitatory effect on target structures ( primarily through the transmitter glutamate ).

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