glutaminase

[ glōō-tăm′ə-nās′ ]

n.

An enzyme found in kidneys and other tissues that catalyzes the breakdown of glutamine to ammonia and glutamic acid.

Words nearby glutaminase

glut, glutamate, glutamic acid, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, glutaminase, glutamine, glutaminyl, glutamoyl, glutamyl, glutaraldehyde