Tags: Enzyme.
Glutaminase (EC 3.5.1.2 glutaminase I L-glutaminase glutamine aminohydrolase) is an amidohydrolase enzyme that generates glutamate from glutamine. Glutaminase has tissue-specific isoenzymes. Glutaminase has an important role in glial cells.Glutaminase catalyzes the following reaction: Glutamine + H2O โ Glutamate + NH3