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The glutamate/GABA–glutamine cycle is a metabolic pathway that describes the release of either glutamate or GABA from neurons which is then taken up into astrocytes (non-neuronal glial cells). In return, astrocytes release glutamine to be taken up into neurons for use as a precursor to the synthesis of either glutamate or GABA. [2]
Glutaminolysis (glutamine + -lysis) is a series of biochemical reactions by which the amino acid glutamine is lysed to glutamate, aspartate, CO 2, pyruvate, lactate, alanine and citrate. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The glutaminolytic pathway
Glutamine synthetase (GS) (EC 6.3.1.2) [3] is an enzyme that plays an essential role in the metabolism of nitrogen by catalyzing the condensation of glutamate and ammonia to form glutamine: Glutamate + ATP + NH 3 → Glutamine + ADP + phosphate Glutamine synthetase catalyzed reaction
In enzymology, a glutamate synthase (NADH) (EC 1.4.1.14) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction. 2 L-glutamate + NAD + L-glutamine + 2-oxoglutarate + NADH + H + Glutamate synthase facilitates the ammonium assimilation pathway, which follows the enzymes, nitrite reductase and glutamine synthase. [1]
Glutamate is the most prominent neurotransmitter in the body, and is the main excitatory neurotransmitter, being present in over 50% of nervous tissue. [2] [3] Glutamate was initially discovered to be a neurotransmitter in insect studies in the early 1960s.
Glutamine is safe in adults and in preterm infants. [25] Although glutamine is metabolized to glutamate and ammonia, both of which have neurological effects, their concentrations are not increased much, and no adverse neurological effects were detected. [25] The observed safe level for supplemental L-glutamine in normal healthy adults is 14 g ...
The α-ketoglutarate family of amino acid synthesis (synthesis of glutamate, glutamine, proline and arginine) begins with α-ketoglutarate, an intermediate in the Citric Acid Cycle. The concentration of α-ketoglutarate is dependent on the activity and metabolism within the cell along with the regulation of enzymatic activity.
Glutamate is a key compound in cellular metabolism. In humans, dietary proteins are broken down by digestion into amino acids , which serve as metabolic fuel for other functional roles in the body. A key process in amino acid degradation is transamination , in which the amino group of an amino acid is transferred to an α- ketoacid , typically ...