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Glutamic acid (symbol Glu or E; [4] the anionic form is known as glutamate) is an α-amino acid that is used by almost all living beings in the biosynthesis of proteins.It is a non-essential nutrient for humans, meaning that the human body can synthesize enough for its use.
In enzymology, a glutamate—tRNA ligase (EC 6.1.1.17) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction. ATP + L-glutamate + tRNAGlu AMP + diphosphate + L-glutamyl-tRNAGlu. The 3 substrates of this enzyme are ATP, L-glutamate, and tRNA(Glu), whereas its 3 products are AMP, diphosphate, and L-glutamyl-tRNA(Glu).
Glutamate is a very major constituent of a wide variety of proteins; consequently it is one of the most abundant amino acids in the human body. [1] Glutamate is formally classified as a non-essential amino acid, because it can be synthesized (in sufficient quantities for health) from α-ketoglutaric acid, which is produced as part of the citric acid cycle by a series of reactions whose ...
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-glutamate and NAD +, whereas its 4 products are L-glutamine, 2-oxoglutarate, NADH, and H +. This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH 2 group of donors with NAD + or NADP + as acceptor. This enzyme participates in glutamate metabolism and nitrogen ...
Glutamate is a prime example of an excitotoxin in the brain, and it is also the major excitatory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system of mammals. [14] During normal conditions, glutamate concentration can be increased up to 1mM in the synaptic cleft, which is rapidly decreased in the lapse of milliseconds. [15]
NAAG activates a specific receptor, the metabotropic glutamate receptor type 3. It is synthesized enzymatically from its two precursors and catabolized by NAAG peptidases in the synapse. The inhibition of the latter enzymes has potentially important therapeutic effects in animal models of several neurologic conditions and disorders.
In enzymology, a glutamin-(asparagin-)ase (EC 3.5.1.38) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction. L-glutamine + H 2 O L-glutamate + NH 3. Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-glutamine and H 2 O, whereas its two products are L-glutamate and NH 3.