Showing chemical card for L-glutamine (CFc000337868)
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1.0
Creation Date
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2022-09-14 05:31:57 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000337868
Molecule Identification
Common Name
L-glutamine
Definition
L-Glutamine, also known as levoglutamide or Q, belongs to the class of organic compounds known as l-alpha-amino acids. These are alpha amino acids which have the L-configuration of the alpha-carbon atom. An optically active form of glutamine having L-configuration. L-Glutamine is a drug which is used for nutritional supplementation, also for treating dietary shortage or imbalance. used to reduce the acute complications of sickle cell disease in adult and pediatric patients 5 years of age and older [fda label]. L-Glutamine is a very strong basic compound (based on its pKa). L-Glutamine exists in all living species, ranging from bacteria to humans. phenylacetyl-CoA and L-glutamine can be converted into phenylacetylglutamine; which is mediated by the enzyme glycine N-acyltransferase. In humans, L-glutamine is involved in phenylacetate metabolism. Outside of the human body, L-Glutamine is found, on average, in the highest concentration within a few different foods, such as wheats, broccoli, and red beetroots and in a lower concentration in cucumbers, garden onions, and nanking cherries. L-Glutamine has also been detected, but not quantified in, several different foods, such as rambutans, common salsifies, greenthread tea, common walnuts, and celery stalks. This could make L-glutamine a potential biomarker for the consumption of these foods. L-Glutamine is a potentially toxic compound. L-Glutamine, with regard to humans, has been found to be associated with several diseases such as schizophrenia, eosinophilic esophagitis, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase deficiency 1, cytosolic, and crohn's disease; L-glutamine has also been linked to the inborn metabolic disorder fumarase deficiency. L-Glutamine is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as l-alpha-amino acids. These are alpha amino acids which have the L-configuration of the alpha-carbon atom.
