glutamate
glutamate — 名詞
1. a chemical substance that is added to savoury food to make its natural flavour s
鮮味添加物
加入食物中提升味道的化學物質
a chemical substance that is added to savoury food to make its natural flavour stronger or more noticeable
A bowl of instant noodle soup can contain a surprising amount of added glutamate.
一碗泡麵可能含有驚人份量的添加麩胺酸鹽。
collocation: added glutamate
The food manufacturer decided to remove all added glutamate from their products after customer complaints.
這家食品製造商在收到顧客投訴後，決定從產品中去除所有添加的麩胺酸鹽。
Emily always checks the ingredient list for monosodium glutamate before buying snacks.
Emily 在購買零食前總會檢查成分表中是否有麩胺酸鈉。
Yan prefers using tomatoes and mushrooms instead of glutamate to give dishes a savoury taste.
Yan 喜歡用番茄和蘑菇來增添菜餚的鮮味，而不是使用麩胺酸鹽。
Crisps, instant noodles, and canned soups are common sources of added glutamate.
洋芋片、泡麵和罐頭湯都是常見含有添加麩胺酸鹽的食品。
- MSG
short for monosodium glutamate, the specific salt form most commonly added to food; more precise than 'glutamate' in everyday use
- monosodium glutamate
the full chemical name of the most common food-additive form
- flavour enhancer
a broader category that includes glutamate as well as other additives like yeast extracts
文法句型
glutamate + verb (is/acts/adds)
用法筆記
Glutamate occurs naturally in many foods such as tomatoes, cheese, and mushrooms. The form added to processed foods is usually monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is the sodium salt of glutamic acid.
常見錯誤
2. a chemical substance produced by the body that helps send signals between nerve
麩胺酸鹽
麩胺酸形成的鹽或酯
a chemical substance produced by the body that helps send signals between nerve cells; also any salt or ester formed from the amino acid glutamic acid
Glutamate acts as a neurotransmitter that helps nerve cells send signals to one another.
麩胺酸鹽是一種神經傳導物質，幫助神經細胞互相傳遞訊號。
pattern: glutamate + acts as a neurotransmitter
Chiara's biology textbook explains that glutamate plays a key role in memory formation.
Chiara 的生物課本說明麩胺酸鹽在記憶形成中扮演關鍵角色。
Researchers are studying how abnormal glutamate levels in the brain affect mood disorders.
研究人員正在研究腦中異常的麩胺酸鹽濃度如何影響情緒障礙。
The human body naturally produces glutamate from the amino acid glutamic acid.
人體會從胺基酸麩胺酸自然產生麩胺酸鹽。
Tunde's lab experiment measured how much glutamate was released by the cell sample.
Tunde 的實驗室實驗測量了細胞樣本釋放了多少麩胺酸鹽。
- glutamic acid salt
the precise chemical description, used mainly in laboratory contexts
- excitatory neurotransmitter
describes glutamate's function in the brain specifically
- GABA
the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain, which works in opposition to glutamate's excitatory role
文法句型
glutamate + acts as / functions as ...
glutamate levels / glutamate receptors
用法筆記
In biochemistry, this sense most often refers to glutamate's role as an excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system. In chemistry, it describes any salt or ester derived from glutamic acid. The two meanings overlap — for example, the neurotransmitter form is chemically a salt of glutamic acid.