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Glutamine is one of the 20 naturally occuring [[Amino acids|amino acids]] found in nature. It can be abbreviated to three letters: Gln or one letter: Q. It is an uncharged polar molecule meaning that it has an enzymatic role and can bind ligands and other DNA. Polar amino acids are found buried in a protein and can be hydrogen-bounded to other polar amino acids or to the polypeptide back bone.<ref>Molecular biology of the cell, Alberts, 5th edition, chapter 3, page 126-129.</ref><references /> | Glutamine is one of the 20 naturally occuring [[Amino acids|amino acids]] found in nature. It can be abbreviated to three letters: Gln or one letter: [[Single_letter_amino_acid_codes|Q]]. It is an uncharged polar molecule meaning that it has an enzymatic role and can bind ligands and other DNA. Polar [[Amino_acids|amino acids]] are found buried in a protein and can be hydrogen-bounded to other polar [[Amino_acids|amino acids]] or to the polypeptide back bone.<ref>Molecular biology of the cell, Alberts, 5th edition, chapter 3, page 126-129.</ref><references /> | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 12 November 2010
Glutamine is one of the 20 naturally occuring amino acids found in nature. It can be abbreviated to three letters: Gln or one letter: Q. It is an uncharged polar molecule meaning that it has an enzymatic role and can bind ligands and other DNA. Polar amino acids are found buried in a protein and can be hydrogen-bounded to other polar amino acids or to the polypeptide back bone.[1]
- ↑ Molecular biology of the cell, Alberts, 5th edition, chapter 3, page 126-129.