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glutamine
[ gloo-tuh-meen, -min ]
/ ˈglu təˌmin, -mɪn /
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noun Biochemistry.
a crystalline amino acid, HOOCCH(NH2)CH2CH2CONH2, related to glutamic acid. Abbreviation: Gln; Symbol: Q
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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
glutamine
/ (ˈɡluːtəˌmiːn, -mɪn) /
noun
a nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins: plays an important role in protein metabolism
Word Origin for glutamine
C19: from glut (en) + -amine
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Medical definitions for glutamine
glutamine
[ glōō′tə-mēn′ ]
n.
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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Scientific definitions for glutamine
glutamine
[ glōō′tə-mēn′ ]
A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C5H10N2O3. See more at amino acid.
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