Glutamine

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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]

  1. Molecular biology of the cell, Alberts, 5th edition, chapter 3, page 126-129.