Glutamine

Word GLUTAMINE
Character 9
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈɡlutəmin/

Definitions and meanings of "Glutamine"

What do we mean by glutamine?

A nonessential amino acid, C5H10N2O3, occurring widely in plant and animal tissue and proteins and produced commercially for use in medicine and biochemical research. noun

A colorless crvstalline compound, H2N.CO. CH(NH2).CH2.CH2COOH, found, together with asparagin, widely distributed in the vegetable kingdom. It is deposited in slender needles. Also called A-glutamamide and, incorrectly, glutamin. noun

A nonessential amino acid C5H10N2O3 found in most animal and plant proteins. noun

A crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins; important in protein metabolism noun

A nonessential amino acid C5H10N2O3 found in most animal and plant proteins.

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The word "glutamine" in example sentences

An enzyme called glutamine synthetase is a key actor in a biological cycle that regulates the balance. ❋ Unknown (2010)

GABA is made from the amino acid glutamic acid, which in turn is derived either from another amino acid called glutamine, or from the sugar glucose. ❋ Kenneth Blum (1991)

He thinks starving pancreatic tumors of food they can use for fuel - an amino acid called glutamine - just might crack that cancer cocoon. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Medical, Inc. The patented drug treatment involves the oral administration of L-glutamine, which is the most common amino acid in the body. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The patented drug treatment involves the oral administration of L-glutamine, which is the most common amino acid in the body. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When I felt that we understood control of the red cell glycolytic system my attention returned to mechanism questions: ATP driven synthetases, reactions such as glutamine synthetase (gluamate + NH3 + ATP – glutamine + ADP + Pi) may be written to go in three steps: ATP + E - ❋ Unknown (2005)

I don’t really think the glutamine is the issue, but it’s easy to test. ❋ Unknown (2007)

NEAAs primarily consist of glucogenic amino acids such as glutamine and aspartate, while EAAs consist of ketogenic amino acids such as BCAAs and lysine. ❋ Yasushi Noguchi Et Al. (2010)

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