glutamine
a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH2)CH2CH2CONH2, related to glutamic acid. Abbreviation: Gln; Symbol: Q
Origin of glutamine
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How to use glutamine in a sentence
Those isotope values in one amino acid, glutamine, change significantly with diet, increasing the higher the animal is on the food chain.
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British Dictionary definitions for glutamine
/ (ˈɡluːtəˌmiːn, -mɪn) /
a nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins: plays an important role in protein metabolism
Origin of glutamine
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for glutamine
[ glōō′tə-mēn′ ]
A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C5H10N2O3. See more at amino acid.
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