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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLUTAMINE

From glut(en) + -amine.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLUTAMINE

glutamine  [ˈɡluːtəˌmiːn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLUTAMINE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glutamine is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GLUTAMINE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Glutamine

Glutamine is one of the 20 amino acids encoded by the standard genetic code. It is not recognized as an essential amino acid. Its side-chain is an amide formed by replacing the side-chain hydroxyl of glutamic acid with an amine functional group, making it the amide of glutamic acid. Its codons are CAA and CAG. In human blood, glutamine is the most abundant free amino acid, with a concentration of about 500–900 µmol/l.

Definition of glutamine in the English dictionary

The definition of glutamine in the dictionary is a nonessential amino acid occurring in proteins: plays an important role in protein metabolism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLUTAMINE


amphetamine
æmˈfɛtəˌmiːn
antihistamine
ˌæntɪˈhɪstəˌmiːn
chloramine
ˈklɔːrəˌmiːn
cholestyramine
ˌkɒlɪˈstaɪərəˌmiːn
desipramine
dəˈsɪprəˌmiːn
dextroamphetamine
ˌdɛkstrəʊæmˈfɛtəˌmiːn
diamine
ˈdaɪəˌmiːn
diethylamine
daɪˈeθɪləˌmiːn
dimethylamine
daɪˈmiːθaɪləˌmiːn
ergotamine
ɜːˈɡɒtəˌmiːn
etamine
ˈɛtəˌmiːn
galantamine
ɡəˈlæntəˌmiːn
histamine
ˈhɪstəˌmiːn
melamine
ˈmɛləˌmiːn
methenamine
mɛˈθiːnəˌmiːn
methylamine
miːˈθaɪləˌmiːn
protamine
ˈprəʊtəˌmiːn
thiamine
ˈθaɪəˌmiːn
trimethylamine
traɪˈmɛθɪləˌmiːn
tryptamine
ˈtrɪptəˌmiːn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLUTAMINE

glut
glutaeal
glutaei
glutaeus
glutamate
glutamic
glutamic acid
glutaminase
glutaminic
glutaminic acid
glutaraldehyde
glutathione
glute
gluteal
glutei
glutelin
gluten
gluten bread
gluten-free
glutenin

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLUTAMINE

amine
cardamine
determine
diphenylamine
dopamine
ethylamine
examine
famine
gamine
glucosamine
hydroxylamine
hydroxytryptamine
hyoscyamine
ketamine
methamphetamine
monoamine
phosphatidylethanolamine
potato famine
propylamine
re-examine
triethylamine

Synonyms and antonyms of glutamine in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «glutamine» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLUTAMINE

Find out the translation of glutamine to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glutamine from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glutamine» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

谷氨酰胺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

glutamina
570 millions of speakers

English

glutamine
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

glutamine
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجلوتامين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глютамин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

glutamina
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

glutamine
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

glutamine
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glutamin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Glutamin
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グルタミン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

글루타민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glutamine
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

glutamine
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குளூட்டமைனில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्लुतमाइन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

glutamin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

glutammina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

glutamina
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глютамин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

glutamina
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γλουταμίνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

glutamine
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glutamin
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glutamin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glutamine

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLUTAMINE»

The term «glutamine» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.536 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLUTAMINE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glutamine

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLUTAMINE»

Discover the use of glutamine in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glutamine and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Ultimate Nutrient, Glutamine
This book is a survey of all the sea creatures that instil dread in the hearts of humans.
Judy Shabert, 1994
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Advanced Nutrition and Human Metabolism
Glutamine use by cells increases dramatically with hypercatabolic conditions such as infection and trauma. In these conditions muscle glutamine release increases but cannot meet other cellular demands. Thus, glutamine stores can become ...
Sareen Gropper, Jack Smith, 2012
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Cell Culture Technology for Pharmaceutical and Cell-Based ...
The apparent glutamine Km for glutaminase is in the range of 2–5mM (59–61), while the glutamine Km for cell growth is in the range of 0.15–0.53mM (62,63). Glutamate generated in the mitochondria due to high glutaminase activities is also ...
Sadettin Ozturk, Wei-Shou Hu, 2005
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The Science and Practice of Nutrition Support: A Case-based ...
6 Glutamine. The past 10 years have seen considerable research into the effects of glutamine in enhancing small intestinal growth and repair from injury. Glutamine is the primary oxidative fuel for rapidly dividing cells such as enterocytes and ...
Michele M. Gottschlich, 2001
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Prescription for Nutritional Healing
Although it does not pass the blood-brain barrier as readily as glutamine does, it is found at high levels in the blood and may infiltrate the brain in small amounts. The brain can use glutamic acid as fuel. Glutamic acid can detoxify ammonia by ...
Phyllis A. Balch, 2006
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The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods
BCAAs are found in most high-protein foods, with dairy products and red meat containing the greatest amounts. Glutamine Glutamine is the most abundant amino acid in the body and is involved in more metabolic processes than any other ...
Michael T. Murray, Joseph E. Pizzorno, 2005
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Principles of Orthomolecularism
Glutamine is produced in the skeletal muscle from glutamate and ammonia catalysed by glutamine synthetase. Glutamine comprises 60% of the free intracellular amino acids in the skeletal muscle. Glutamine 10 g three times a day may ...
R. A. S. Hemat, 2003
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Runner's World Performance Nutrition for Runners: How to ...
Glutamine is classified as a conditionally essential amino acid. This means that, although your body can manufacture glutamine, there are circumstances in which it can't make glutamine fast enough to meet an increased demand for it. One of ...
Matt Fitzgerald, 2006
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Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments
After reviewing the reactions of glutamine formation on page 90, explain why each of the following statements concerning the third (or overall) reaction is either true or false. a. If the reaction were written in reverse, its G would be 3.9 kcal/mol. b ...
Gerald Karp, 2009
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Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease
For example, Lin and associates found that glutamine supplementation was of benefit only in less ill postoperative patients, and even then nitrogen balance failed to improve. The study's conclusion that glutamine- supplemented TPN improved ...
Maurice Edward Shils, Moshe Shike, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLUTAMINE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glutamine is used in the context of the following news items.
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... metabolism, CB-839, takes advantage of the pronounced dependency many cancers has on the nutrient glutamine for growth and survival. «American Trade Journal, Jul 15»
2
Gluten doesn't deserve its bad-for-you reputation
Gluten — specifically, the amino acid glutamine, which is found in gluten — may boost the immune system. A 2002 review found that glutamine ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
3
A weighty confession
From creatine monohydrate to arginine and glutamine, branched chain animo acids to all manner of testosterone boosters, I don't really care ... «The Straits Times, Jul 15»
4
Grade-dependent metabolic reprogramming in RCC
They found that there are tumour grade-dependent metabolic changes with higher grade tumours showing increased levels of glutamine, fatty ... «ScienceBlog.com, Jul 15»
5
Primary cilia and autophagic dysfunction in Huntington's disease
... in a single gene, huntingtin (HTT), located on chromosome 4, which codes for a large protein with an expanded poly glutamine (polyQ) tail. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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The Ultimate MMA workout - How to get fighting fit without getting hurt
They also contain glutamine, which has an anti-catabolic effect on the muscles, as well as numerous multivitamins that aid protein absorption ... «SportsJOE, Jul 15»
7
10 Essential Tips to Combat Colds All Year Long
Sip on bone broth: Bone broth is rich in glutamine and glycine, two amino acids that "help repair cells and heal gut inflammation," says dietitian Esther Blum. «POPSUGAR Health and Fitness Australia, Jul 15»
8
You're on the wrong drugs, pal
Also included in this mixture were the chemicals glutamine and citrulline malate, two additional amino acid supplements. This happens to be ... «Rocky Mountain Collegian, Jul 15»
9
Metabolomics for Rheumatic Diseases: Has the Time Come?
For example, in a model of experimental colitis, serum glutamine prevalence over other amino acids correlated with the degree of colonic inflammation. Of note ... «Medscape, Jul 15»
10
Disease modeling and lentiviral gene transfer in patient-specific …
... 1%glutamine (Life Tech), 1%Penicillin-streptomycine (Life Tech), 0.01% β-melcaptoethanol (Life Tech), 5 ng/ml bFGF (Wako Pure Chemical, ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Glutamine [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/glutamine>. Apr 2024 ».
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