BIOCHEMISTRY (LOOSELEAF)-W/ACCESS
BIOCHEMISTRY (LOOSELEAF)-W/ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781319425784
Author: BERG
Publisher: Macmillan Higher Education
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Chapter 24, Problem 37P
Interpretation Introduction

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Some organisms use glutamate dehydrogenase pathway for glutamate synthesis.

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Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) is an enzyme, which is present in microbes and eukaryotic mitochondria. Its function is to catalyze the interconversion of glutamate and alpha-ketoglutarate. the ammonia produced during this process is used in the urea cycle. In the brain, liver, kidney, and pancreas high levels of GDH are found.

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