Carglumic Acid
Exact match- IUPAC name
- (2S)-2-(carbamoylamino)pentanedioic acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H10N2O5
- Molecular weight
- 190.15 g/mol
- InChIKey
- LCQLHJZYVOQKHU-VKHMYHEASA-N
- PubChem CID
- 121396
Carglumic acid is a urea that is the N-carbamoyl derivative of L-glutamic acid. An orphan drug used to treat a deficiency in the enzyme N-acetylglutamate synthase, which leads to acute hyperammonaemia. It has a role as an orphan drug and a carbamylphosphate synthetase I activator. It is a N-acyl-L-glutamic acid and a member of ureas. It is a conjugate acid of a N-carbamoyl-L-glutamate(2-).
Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31