Assertion: glutamine | /r/HasProperty | primary nutrient
Facets:
value: in nucleotide and amino acid biosynthesis
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: It is a primary nutrient used in myriad functions: the promotion of rapid healing response, the mitigation of several symptoms associated with gastrointestinal distress/imbalance, the promotion of cytokines/chemokines that promote tissue healing, the maintenance of redox balance via the krebs cycle,14-15 the enhancement of muscle anabolism in athletes,16 and the mitigation of side effects associated with cytotoxic therapy.17 Glutamine also stimulates growth hormone and, in effect, insulin production, and decreases protein degradation.18-20
text: Glutamine is the primary amino acid employed in this process.
text: Glutamine is a primary nitrogen donor in nucleotide and amino acid biosynthesis, plays a critical role in maintaining the activation of TOR kinase, and is an important mitochondrial substrate to fuel the TCA cycle6.