Concept information
Preferred term
gamma-Glutamylcyclotransferase
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Cyclotransferase, gamma-Glutamylamine
- gamma Glutamylamine Cyclotransferase
- gamma-Glutamylamine Cyclotransferase
Note
- do not confuse with GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 91(75); was see under ACYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90
In other languages
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Finnish
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005722
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