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{{Image|Glutamine stick figure.jpg|right|150px|'''Glutamine''', a common amino acid.}} | |||
'''Glutamine''', abbreviated '''Gln''' or '''Q''', is one of the twenty common <math>\alpha</math>-[[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is closely related to the acidic amino acid [[glutamic acid]] which has a [[carboxylic acid]] in place of the amide group present in glutamine. Glutamine is a neutral but polar amino acid. [[Asparagine]] has a similar structure with a side chain that is one carbon atom shorter. | '''Glutamine''', abbreviated '''Gln''' or '''Q''', is one of the twenty common <math>\alpha</math>-[[amino acid]]s used by living organisms to build [[protein]]s. It is closely related to the acidic amino acid [[glutamic acid]] which has a [[carboxylic acid]] in place of the amide group present in glutamine. Glutamine is a neutral but polar amino acid. [[Asparagine]] has a similar structure with a side chain that is one carbon atom shorter. | ||
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Glutamine, abbreviated Gln or Q, is one of the twenty common -amino acids used by living organisms to build proteins. It is closely related to the acidic amino acid glutamic acid which has a carboxylic acid in place of the amide group present in glutamine. Glutamine is a neutral but polar amino acid. Asparagine has a similar structure with a side chain that is one carbon atom shorter.
