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Literature summary for 6.3.1.2 extracted from

  • Francou, M.M.; Hombrebueno, J.R.; De Juan, J.
    Identification and cellular location of glutamine synthetase in human sperm (2012), Cell Tissue Res., 350, 183-187.
    View publication on PubMed

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ required Homo sapiens

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
ATP + L-glutamate + NH3 Homo sapiens
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ADP + phosphate + L-glutamine
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Homo sapiens
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-
-

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
sperm post-acrosomal region of the perinuclear theca, a major cytoskeletal component of the sperm head Homo sapiens
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Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
ATP + L-glutamate + NH3
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Homo sapiens ADP + phosphate + L-glutamine
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?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
Glutamine synthetase
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Homo sapiens

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
ATP
-
Homo sapiens

General Information

General Information Comment Organism
physiological function glutamine synthetase is the only human enzyme responsible for the de novo synthesis of glutamine, catalyzes the reaction of glutamate and ammonia. The enzyme influences sperm motility in mammals Homo sapiens