Glutamine

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Glutamine is one of the 20 naturally occuring amino acids found in nature. It can be abbreviated to Gln or Q. It is an uncharged polar molecule meaning that it has an enzymatic role and can bind ligands and other DNA.[1]

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