Glutamine

Introduction: Glutamine

Description of Glutamine

Glutamine: An amino acid used in nutrition therapy. It is also being studied for the treatment of diarrhea caused by radiation therapy to the pelvis.
Source: National Institute of Health

Glutamine: A non-essential amino acid present abundantly throughout the body and is involved in many metabolic processes. It is synthesized from GLUTAMIC ACID and AMMONIA. It is the principal carrier of NITROGEN in the body and is an important energy source for many cells.
Source: Diseases Database

Glutamine: non-essential amino acid present abundantly throughout the body and involved in many metabolic processes; synthesized from glutamic acid and ammonia; the principal carrier of nitrogen in the body and an important energy source for many cells.
Source: CRISP

Glutamine: A non-essential amino acid present abundantly throughout the body and is involved in many metabolic processes. It is synthesized from GLUTAMIC ACID and AMMONIA. It is the principal carrier of NITROGEN in the body and is an important energy source for many cells.
Source: MeSH 2007

Glutamine: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Glutamine:

• Essential
• Acid
• Present
• Body
• Body symptoms (5672 causes)
• Body pain (23 causes)
• Metabolic
• Metabolic symptoms (391 causes)
• Metabolic disease (50 causes)

Terms associated with Glutamine:

More specific terms for Glutamine:

• Proglumide

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Glutamine

• Amino Acids, Basic
• Amino Acids, Diamino
• Amino Acids, Neutral

Source - MeSH 2007

• primary aminoacid

Source - CRISP

The term Glutamine can be used for:

• glutamine analog

Source: CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Glutamine

The following list attempts to classify Glutamine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids
    • Amino Acids, Basic
      • Glutamine

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids
    • Amino Acids, Diamino
      • Glutamine

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids
    • Amino Acids, Neutral
      • Glutamine

External links related to: Glutamine

• Amino acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Glutamine supplementation to prevent morbidity and mortality in preterm infants (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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