Glutamine metabolism in the gastrointestinal tract of the rat assessed by the relative activities of glutaminase (EC 3.5.1.2) and glutamine synthetase (EC 6.3.1.2)

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 365-372

  James, L A ^a   Lunn, P G ^a   Elia, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal tract; Glutaminase; Glutamine synthetase; Rat

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM; AMINO ACID SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESOPHAGUS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MOUTH; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECTUM; SMALL INTESTINE; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ESOPHAGUS; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; GLUTAMINASE; GLUTAMINE; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; MALE; MOUTH; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; STOMACH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031969225     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19980061     Document Type: Article

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