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glutamine

[gloo-tuh-meen, -min]
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noun Biochemistry.
  1. a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH2)CH2CH2CONH2, related to glutamic acid. Abbreviation: Gln; Symbol: Q
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Origin of glutamine

First recorded in 1880–85; glut(en) + -amine
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British Dictionary definitions for glutamine

glutamine

noun
  1. a nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins: plays an important role in protein metabolism
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Word Origin

C19: from glut (en) + -amine
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glutamine in Medicine

glutamine

(glōō′tə-mēn′)
n.
  1. A nonessential amino acid that occurs widely in proteins and blood and other tissue and is metabolized to yield urinary ammonia.glutaminic acid
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glutamine in Science

glutamine

[glōō′tə-mēn′]
  1. A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C5H10N2O3. See more at amino acid.
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