Biosynthesis
| Reactants | Products | Enzymes |
|---|---|---|
| Glutamine + H2O | → Glu + NH3 | GLS, GLS2 |
| NAcGlu + H2O | → Glu + Acetate | (unknown) |
| α-ketoglutarate + NADPH + NH4+ | → Glu + NADP+ + H2O | GLUD1, GLUD2 |
| α-ketoglutarate + α-amino acid | → Glu + α-keto acid | transaminase |
| 1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylate + NAD+ + H2O | → Glu + NADH | ALDH4A1 |
| N-formimino-L-glutamate + FH4 | → Glu + 5-formimino-FH4 | FTCD |
| NAAG | → Glu + NAA | GCPII |
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