Safety Reference
Danger
H314Causes severe skin burns and eye damage
H318Causes serious eye damage
Sourcing L-glutamic acid?
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Endogenous human metabolite
Sourcing L-glutamic acid?
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L-glutamic acid is an α-amino acid that serves as a building block for protein biosynthesis in nearly all living organisms. It is a non-essential nutrient for humans and functions as the most abundant excitatory neurotransmitter in the vertebrate nervous system.
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The international HS code for L-glutamic acid (CAS 56-86-0) is 2922.42.
2922.42
2922 42 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
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