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Glutaminase
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Not to be confused with Transglutaminase.
Glutaminase (EC 3.5.1.2, glutaminase I, L-glutaminase, glutamine aminohydrolase) is an amidohydrolase enzyme that generates glutamate from glutamine. Glutaminase has tissue-specific isoenzymes. Glutaminase has an important role in glial cells.
Quick Facts Identifiers, EC no. ...
glutaminase | |||||||||
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Identifiers | |||||||||
EC no. | 3.5.1.2 | ||||||||
CAS no. | 9001-47-2 | ||||||||
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IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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Quick Facts Identifiers, Symbol ...
Glutaminase | |||||||||
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![]() probable glutaminase from bacillus subtilis complexed with 6-diazo-5-oxo-ʟ-norleucine | |||||||||
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Symbol | Glutaminase | ||||||||
Pfam | PF04960 | ||||||||
Pfam clan | CL0013 | ||||||||
InterPro | IPR015868 | ||||||||
SCOP2 | 1mki / SCOPe / SUPFAM | ||||||||
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Glutaminase catalyzes the following reaction: