monosodium L-glutamate

chemical compound, flavor enhancer
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q179678
monosodium L-glutamate
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monosodium L-glutamate

Summary

monosodium L-glutamate is a type of chemical entity[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,234 views/month, #33 of 12,596).[2]

Key Facts

  • monosodium L-glutamate's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[3].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(CC(=O)O)C(C(=O)[O-])N.[Na+][4].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's chemical formula is recorded as C₅H₈NNaO₄[5].
  • monosodium L-glutamate is a type of chemical compound[6].
  • monosodium L-glutamate is part of response to monosodium L-glutamate[7].
  • monosodium L-glutamate is part of cellular response to monosodium L-glutamate[8].
  • monosodium L-glutamate is used for flavor enhancer[9].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's Commons category is recorded as Monosodium glutamate[10].
  • monosodium L-glutamate comprises oxygen[11].
  • monosodium L-glutamate comprises sodium[12].
  • monosodium L-glutamate comprises carbon[13].
  • monosodium L-glutamate comprises nitrogen[14].
  • monosodium L-glutamate comprises hydrogen[15].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C82289[16].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's different from is recorded as monosodium glutamate[17].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's isomeric SMILES is recorded as [H+].[Na+].NC@@HC([O-])=OC@@HC([O-])=O">[18].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+169.035'}[19].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's fabrication method is recorded as extraction[20].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's melting point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+165'}[21].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's decomposition point is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25267', 'amount': '+225'}[22].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's stereoisomer of is recorded as monosodium D-glutamate[23].
  • monosodium L-glutamate's safety classification and labelling is recorded as NFPA 704: Standard System for the Identification of the Hazards of Materials for Emergency Response[24].

Why It Matters

monosodium L-glutamate ranks in the top 0.26% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,234 views/month, #33 of 12,596).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 110 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Food Chemistry. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Global Substance Registration System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Consensus meeting: monosodium glutamate - an update. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of response to monosodium L-glutamate, cellular response to monosodium L-glutamate
    Different from monosodium glutamate
    Subclass of chemical compound
    P14541 ['3mv7Am', '4ZsAV5']
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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