The molecule is an alpha-amino-acid anion that is the conjugate base of L-glutamic acid, having anionic carboxy groups and a cationic amino group It has a role as a human metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite and an EC 6.3.1.2 (glutamate--ammonia ligase) inhibitor. It is a glutamate(1-) and a polar amino acid zwitterion. It is a conjugate base of a L-glutamic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a L-glutamate(2-). It is an enantiomer of a D-glutamate(1-).
(2S)-2-azaniumylpentanedioate