gamma-Glutamylcyclotransferase
"gamma-Glutamylcyclotransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of pyroglutamate from a gamma-glutamyl-amino acid, also releasing the free amino acid. The enzyme acts on derivatives of glutamate, 2-aminobutyrate, alanine and glycine. The enzyme has been proposed to have a role in a gamma-glutamyl cycle for amino acid transport into cells in the intestines. EC 2.3.2.4.
| Descriptor ID |
D005722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.050.200.400
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| Concept/Terms |
gamma-Glutamylcyclotransferase- gamma-Glutamylcyclotransferase
- gamma Glutamylcyclotransferase
- gamma-Glutamylamine Cyclotransferase
- Cyclotransferase, gamma-Glutamylamine
- gamma Glutamylamine Cyclotransferase
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