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Glutamine (symbol Gln or Q) is an α-amino acid that is used in the
biosynthesis of proteins. Its side
chain is
similar to that of
glutamic acid, except...
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condensation of
glutamate and
ammonia to form
glutamine:
Glutamate + ATP + NH3 →
Glutamine + ADP +
phosphate Glutamine synthetase uses
ammonia produced by nitrate...
- L-gamma-glutamylethylamide, or N5-ethyl-L-
glutamine, is a non-proteinogenic
amino acid
similar to L-glutamate and L-
glutamine. It is
produced by
certain plants...
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formation of an
isopeptide bond
between γ-carboxamide
groups ( -(C=O)NH2 ) of
glutamine residue side
chains and the ε-amino
groups ( -NH2 ) of
lysine residue...
- Alanyl-
glutamine is a
chemical compound which in the form L-alanyl-L-
glutamine is used in
dietary supplementation, in
parenteral nutrition, and in cell...
- In biochemistry, the glutamate–
glutamine cycle is a
cyclic metabolic pathway which maintains an
adequate supply of the
neurotransmitter glutamate in the...
- In enzymology, a
glutamine-pyruvate
transaminase (EC 2.6.1.15) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction L-
glutamine +
pyruvate ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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Amidophosphoribosyltransferase (ATase), also
known as
glutamine phosphoribosylpyrophosphate amidotransferase (GPAT), is an
enzyme responsible for catalyzing...
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glutaminase I, L-glutaminase,
glutamine aminohydrolase) is an
amidohydrolase enzyme that
generates glutamate from
glutamine.
Glutaminase has tissue-specific...
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concentration of
glutamine in an
unknown sample needs to be measured. To do so, a
series of
standard solutions containing glutamine is
prepared to create...
