Glutamate exists in two forms: bound to other amino acids in proteins and in a free or unbound state. It’s the free glutamate ...

Used for over 100 years in the food industry, MSG is a white, odourless, crystalline powder also known as E621. It dissolves easily in water, separating into sodium and free glutamate. MSG is made ...

Glutamate acts at NMDA receptors in cultured rat forebrain neurons to increase the intracellular free calcium concentration. Although concurrent inhibition of mitochondrial calcium uptake ...