385 What acts as a reductant in the glutamate synthase reaction to catalyze the transfer of the amide nitrogen from glutamine to alpha-ketoglutarate and what is the result of this reaction?
Nucleotides
It is an organic molecule made up of three basic components- a nitrogenous base, phosphate,and pentose sugar. The nucleotides are important for metabolic reactions andthe formation of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid).
Nucleic Acids
Nucleic acids are essential biomolecules present in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and viruses. They carry the genetic information for the synthesis of proteins and cellular replication. The nucleic acids are of two types: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). The structure of all proteins and ultimately every biomolecule and cellular component is a product of information encoded in the sequence of nucleic acids. Parts of a DNA molecule containing the information needed to synthesize a protein or an RNA are genes. Nucleic acids can store and transmit genetic information from one generation to the next, fundamental to any life form.
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What acts as a reductant in the glutamate synthase reaction to catalyze the transfer of the amide nitrogen from glutamine to alpha-ketoglutarate and what is the result of this reaction?
Reductant is a substance that donates electrons to another substance and reduce it. In an oxidation-reduction reaction, the molecule that donates electron gets oxidized and the molecule that receives electron gets reduced. Glutamate synthase is an enzyme that transfers the ammonia synthesized during nitrate assimilation from glutamine to glutamate.
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