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Glutaminase

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Oxidative Deamination Amino Acid & Nitrogen Metabolism · Mitochondrial matrix

step 2 Irreversible

L-glutamine + H₂O → L-glutamate + NH₄⁺

Converts Glutamine H2O into Glutamate NH4+

Notes

Glutaminase hydrolyzes the amide nitrogen of glutamine in mitochondria; it requires water but no redox cofactor. This irreversible hydrolytic deamidation is not itself oxidative deamination, but it is a major upstream source of mitochondrial glutamate and ammonia in liver, kidney, intestine, and brain.

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What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

0 entries

No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

Recent literature

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    Real-time NMR analysis of glutamine metabolism for screening anti-cancer agents in living cells.

    Lei Y, Huang T, Chai X, Fan X, He S, Liu C, Liu M, Zhang X. · 2026-06-12

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    The regulatory roles of non-coding RNAs in aerobic glycolysis and therapeutic potential in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.

    Fan Y, Tang X, Li S, Liu S, Fang Y, Sun X, Xue Z, Niu H, Chen Y, Dai C, Ling R. · 2026-06-09

    open access unreviewed
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    Suppression of LncRNA AC008406.3 sensitizes breast cancer cells to docetaxel via triggering cuproptosis.

    Liu C, Liu S, Lu Z, Cao X, Tong X, Sun I, Hao J, Zhang L. · 2026-05-26

    open access unreviewed
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    Gut microbiota and immunometabolism in obesity.

    Torres-Mayo A, Liébana-García R, Olivares M, Pellón A, Anguita J, Sanz Y. · 2026-05-05

    cited 1× open access unreviewed
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    Effects of race distance and probiotics intervention on kidney, muscle, and gut injury and inflammation biomarker responses during running.

    Hansson E, Skinner B, Falcone T, Halder A, Lucas RAI. · 2026-04-14

    open access unreviewed
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    Effectiveness of self-management interventions in reducing cancer treatment-related cardiotoxicity in breast cancer survivors: A systematic review.

    Yang M, Yang Q, Tse G, Ma Y, Lyu QY, Wang W, Lai AY, Zhang Y, Wong CWM, Liu X. · 2026-03-02

    open access unreviewed
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