Medical Definition of Gamma-glutamylcyclotransferase
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An enzyme that catalyses 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.
Chemical name: (5-L-Glutamyl)-L-amino-acid 5-glutamyltransferase (cyclizing)
Registry number: EC 2.3.2.4
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gamma-glutamylcyclotransferase
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