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glutamine


glutamine
Glutamine molecule
© Karl Harrison
A colorless, soluble amino acid, COOHCH(NH2)(CH2)2CONH2. It is formed when one of the acidic carboxyl groups of glutamic acid couples with ammonia, a poison to the body, which is carried safely to the liver where it is converted to urea, and freely expelled as urine.


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