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Possible Interaction: Glutamic Acid and Theanine

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Glutamic Acid

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Theanine

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

Although the death of cultured rat cortical neurons was induced by the application of glutamic acid , this neuronal death was suppressed with exposure to theanine.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin  •  2002  |  View Paper
L-Theanine is an amino acid contained in green tea leaves which is known to block the binding of L-glutamic acid to glutamate receptors in the brain.
Biological Psychology  •  2007  |  View Paper
This result showed that transited theanine has an effect on the metabolic balance of Glu analogs in the hippocampus.
Biomedical chromatography : BMC  •  2016  |  View Paper
In contrast, the administration of theanine resulted in the concentrations of theanine, urea, ethylamine and glutamic acid in the urine being significantly enhanced.
These results suggest that theanine might be degraded via glutamic acid.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry  •  1999  |  View Paper