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A nonessential amino acid. Glutamine can donate the ammonia on its side chain to the formation of urea (for eventual excretion by the kidneys) and to purines (necessary for the synthesis of nucleic acids). Glutamic acid-to-glutamine conversion, in which an ammonia group is added to glutamic acid (catalyzed by glutamine synthase), is of central importance in the regulation of toxic levels of ammonia in the body. This agent is a substrate for the production of both excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters (glutamate and GABA) and is also an important source of energy for the nervous system. Glutamine may become a conditionally essential amino acid during certain catabolic states.
Glossary Term
The covalent chemical or biochemical addition of carbohydrate or glycosyl groups to other chemicals, by glycosyl transferases.
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Partner
DiaSys lists Grand Laboratoire in its distributor directory for Morocco.
Partner
PTS Diagnostics lists Green International Medical Co. in its distributor directory for Bahrain.
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Growth/differentiation factor 15 (308 aa, ~34 kDa) is encoded by the human GDF15 gene. This protein plays a role in both tissue differentiation and signal transduction.
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The determination of the amount of guanine deaminase present in a sample.
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The determination of a sub-population of gut-homing cytotoxic central memory T-lymphocytes present in a sample.
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The determination of the ratio of gut-homing helper 17.1 T-lymphocytes to total helper 17.1 T-lymphocytes present in a sample. The measurement may be expressed as a ratio or percentage.
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The determination of the ratio of a sub-population of gut-homing helper memory T-lymphocytes to total helper memory T-lymphocytes present in a sample. The measurement may be expressed as a ratio or percentage.
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The determination of the ratio of a sub-population of gut-homing mucosal-associated invariant T-lymphocytes to total gut-homing mucosal-associated invariant T-lymphocytes present in a sample. The measurement may be expressed as a ratio or percentage.
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Glossary Term
A way of denoting the collective genotype of a number of closely linked loci on a chromosome.
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Haptoglobin (406 aa, ~45 kDa) is encoded by the human HP gene. This protein plays a role in tight junction disassembly, intestinal permeability, heme iron recycling, antimicrobial activity and the regulation of hydrogen peroxide catabolism.
