Tricholomic acid is a

non-proteinogenic amino acid In biochemistry, non-coded or non-proteinogenic amino acids are distinct from the 22 proteinogenic amino acids (21 in eukaryotesplus formylmethionine in eukaryotes with prokaryote organelles like mitochondria) which are naturally encoded in the ge ...

found in some mushrooms, including ''

Tricholoma muscarium ''Tricholoma muscarium'' is a mushroom found in Japan. Toxicity ''Tricholoma muscarium'' contains ibotenic acid Ibotenic acid or (''S'')-2-amino-2-(3-hydroxyisoxazol-5-yl)acetic acid, also referred to as ibotenate, is a chemical compound and ...

''. It has a chemical structure similar to glutamic acid, hence the synonym cycloglutamate, and it interacts with

glutamate receptor Glutamate receptors are synaptic and non synaptic receptors located primarily on the membranes of neuronal and glial cells. Glutamate (the conjugate base of glutamic acid) is abundant in the human body, but particularly in the nervous system ...

s. Because glutamate receptors are thought to be responsible for the reception of

umami Umami ( from ja, 旨味 ), or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes. It has been described as savory and is characteristic of broths and cooked meats. People taste umami through taste receptors that typically respond to glutamates and ...

taste, tricholomic acid and close analogs have been investigated as

flavor enhancer A flavoring (or flavouring), also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive used to improve the taste or smell of food. It changes the perceptual impression of food as determined primarily by the chemoreceptors of the gust ...

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Tricholomic acid
Human Metabolome Database Non-proteinogenic amino acids Isoxazolidinones

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