谷氨酸

穀氨酸

gǔ'ānsuān

noun #48,785

Meanings

1 glutamic acid (Glu)
2 glutamate (the amino acid)

Characters

grain (here: gluten source)

ammonia / amino

Examples

HSK 7-9

谷氨酸是组成蛋白质的二十种氨基酸之一。

Gǔ'ānsuān shì zǔchéng dànbáizhì de èrshí zhǒng ānjīsuān zhīyī.

Glutamic acid is one of the twenty amino acids that make up proteins.

HSK 7-9

味精的主要成分是谷氨酸钠。

Wèijīng de zhǔyào chéngfèn shì gǔ'ānsuānnà.

The main ingredient of MSG is sodium glutamate.

Tips

memory

Break it down: 谷 (gǔ, grain - historically extracted from wheat gluten), 氨 (ān, ammonia - for the amino group), 酸 (suān, acid). Sodium glutamate (谷氨酸钠) is what gives MSG its umami kick.

Stroke Order

谷 gǔ

氨 ān

酸 suān