glutamate dehydrogenase 2 (GDH2, GLUD2)
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Function
- important for recycling the chief excitatory neurotransmitter, glutamate, during neurotransmission
L-glutamate + H2O + NAD+/NADP+
<-->
2-oxoglutarate + NH3 + NADH/NADPH
Structure
Compartment
mitochondria matrix
Expression
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stryer Biochemistry WH Freeman & Co, New York, 1988 pg 502
- ↑ Principles of Biochemistry 6th ed., White, Handler, Smith, Hill, & Lehman (eds.) McGraw-Hill, NY 1978, pg 695
- ↑ UniProt http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P49448.html