Function and Biology

Filament structure of GAC with phosphate

Source organism: Homo sapiens
Biochemical function: glutaminase activity
Biological process: glutamine metabolic process
Cellular component: not assigned

EC 3.5.1.2: Glutaminase

Reaction catalysed:
L-glutamine + H(2)O = L-glutamate + NH(3)
Systematic name:
L-glutamine amidohydrolase
Alternative Name(s):
  • Glutaminase I
  • Glutamine aminohydrolase
  • L-glutaminase
  • L-glutamine amidohydrolase

GO terms

Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
  • not assigned

Sequence families

Pfam Protein families (Pfam)
PF04960
Domain description: Glutaminase
Occurring in:
  1. Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial 65 kDa chain
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ima contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF04960 (Glutaminase) in Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial 65 kDa chain. Showing 1 copy in chain A.

PF17959
Domain description: EF-hand domain
Occurring in:
  1. Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial 65 kDa chain
The deposited structure of PDB entry 8ima contains 4 copies of Pfam domain PF17959 (EF-hand domain) in Glutaminase kidney isoform, mitochondrial 65 kDa chain. Showing 1 copy in chain A.