| A nonessential amino acid. Glutamine can donate the ammonia on its side chain to the formation of urea (for eventual excretion by the kidneys) and to purines (necessary for the synthesis of nucleic acids). Glutamic acid-to-glutamine conversion, in which an ammonia group is added to glutamic acid (catalyzed by glutamine synthase), is of central importance in the regulation of toxic levels of ammonia in the body. This agent is a substrate for the production of both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters (glutamate and GABA) and is also an important source of energy for the nervous system. Glutamine may become a conditionally essential amino acid during certain catabolic states. Glutamine is from the group Dietary Amino Acid
Non-Essential Amino Acid
Other Names for Glutamine
Glutamine
GLUTAMINE
GLUTAMINE,L-
Gln
Glutacerebro
Glutaven
L-Glutamine
Memoril
Nutrestore
Q. Levoglutamide
S)-2-Aminopentane-dioic acid 5-amide
glutamine
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