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Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase

Known as: Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase [Chemical/Ingredient], glutamate synthetase, glutamine synthase 
An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of ATP, L-glutamate, and NH3 to ADP, orthophosphate, and L-glutamine. It also acts more slowly on 4-methylene… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (1)

Carbon-Nitrogen Ligases

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GLN2 protein, Arabidopsisglutamine synthetase 2glutamine synthetase I
GLUL geneIn BloodLGSN geneProcess of secretion

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Altered regulation of the glnA gene in glutamine synthetase mutants of Bacillus subtilis
Expression of beta-galactosidase by Bacillus subtilis strains carrying transcriptional fusions of the glnA promoter region to the… 
1985
1985
Kinetics of 13N-ammonia uptake in myocardial single cells indicating potential limitations in its applicability as a marker of myocardial blood flow.
To study kinetics and principles of cellular uptake of 13N-ammonia, a marker of coronary perfusion in myocardial scintigraphy… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Methylammonium transport in Anacystis nidulans R-2
Methylammonium was taken up rapidly by illuminated cells of Anacystis nidulans R-2, leading to internal concentrations of 1.3… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Effect of light intensity and inhibitors of nitrogen assimilation on NH4+ inhibition of nitrogenase activity in Rhodospirillum rubrum and Anabaena sp
Nitrogenase activity in Rhodospirillum rubrum was inhibited by NH4+ more rapidly in low light than in high light. Furthermore… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Initial Organic Products of Fixation of [N]Dinitrogen by Root Nodules of Soybean (Glycine max).
When detached soybean Glycine max (L.) Merr. cv. Hark, nodules assimilate [(13)N]N(2), the initial organic product of fixation is… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Inorganic nitrogen assimilation by the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas capsulata
The photosynthetic bacterium Rhodopseudomonas capsulata lacks glutamate dehydrogenase and normally uses the glutamine synthetase… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Genetic control of glutamine synthetase in Klebiella aerogenes
Mutations at two sites, glnA and glnB, of the Klebsiella aerogenes chromosome result in the loss of glutamine synthetase. The… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Studies on possible routes of ammonium assimilation in soybean root nodule bacteroids.
  • S. DunnR. Klucas
  • Canadian Journal of Microbiology (print)
  • 1973
  • Corpus ID: 38369028
Glutamine amide–2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase NAD+ oxidoreductase (GOGAT), glutamine synthetase (GS), glutamate dehydrogenase… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
The dedifferentiated pattern of enzymes in livers of tumor-bearing rats.
Summary Seven days after the s.c. implantation of a neoplasm, there are significant decreases of ornithine aminotransferase and… 
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Selective degradation of thymidine and thymine deoxynucleotides.
1. Osmium tetroxide in dilute ammonia oxidizes various pyrimidine nucleosides at different rates. Thymidine is oxidized about 45…