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Glutamine is converted to glutamate and NH4^+ by ___________(a) Amino transferases(b) Glutaminase(c) Glutamine synthase(d) Glutamate dehydrogenaseThis question was addressed to me in a national level competition.My question comes from Metabolic Fates of Amino Groups topic in division Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea of Biochemistry

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Right choice is (b) Glutaminase

Easy EXPLANATION: In the tissues of intestine, liver and KIDNEYS, the amide nitrogen is released as ammonium ion in the MITOCHONDRIA, where glutaminase converts glutamine to GLUTAMATE and NH4^+.



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