See Also: GAD (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase)(health)
Glutamic acid(medicine)
glutamic acid(encyclopedia)
glutamic acid hydrochloride(medicine)
glutamic acid dehydrogenases(medicine)
acyl glutamic acid amidohydrolase(medicine)
poly(gamma-glutamic acid)(medicine)
2,4-diaminobutyric acid decarboxylase(medicine)
orotidylic acid decarboxylase(medicine)
phenylacrylic acid decarboxylase(medicine)

GAD (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase) (health)


A normal enzyme found in all cells that initiates the metabolism of a substance called glutamic acid. Glutamic acid is a component of all proteins and is also part of the cycle for the disposal of a waste product called ammonia. The presence of antibodies to GAD (called anti-GAD antibodies) in the blood is an early indication of the start of the autoimmune process in Type 1A Diabetes.