L-Glutamic acid monosodium salt

L-Glutamic acid monosodium salt is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, found naturally in tomatoes, cheese and other foods. L-Glutamic acid monosodium salt acts as an excitatory transmitter and an agonist at all subtypes of glutamate receptors (metabotropic, kainate, NMDA, and AMPA) . (S) -Glutamic acid shows a direct activating effect on the release of DA from dopaminergic terminals.