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Are Glutamic Acid and Glutamine the same thing?

April 26, 2017acid glutamic glutamine thing

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Are Glutamic Acid and Glutamine the same thing?

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Glutamic acid and glutamine are related but not the same. Glutamine is the peptide of the amino acid glutamic acid. Glutamate (glutamic acid) is converted in the liver to glutamine through the addition of ammonia. Therefore, glutamine is important in ammonia detoxification. Glutamine is also useful in the brain as a neurotransmitting substance.