Where does “glutamine” come from?
Glutamine comes from English -amine, a combining form denoting organic compounds containing nitrogen, used to name this amino acid found in proteins.
glutamine (English): A nonessential amino acid CHNO found in most...
Definitions
- A nonessential amino acid CHNO found in most...
Ancestry of “glutamine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “glutamine”
- transglutaminase
- polyglutamine
- glutaminase
- glutaminergic
- glutaminyl
- phenylacetylglutamine
- glutaminolysis
- antitransglutaminase
- isoglutamine
- pyroglutamine
- グルタミン
- glutamination
- hyperglutaminemic
- hyperglutaminemia
- glutaminogenesis
- oligoglutamine
- glutamină
- deglutamination
- tyrosyl-leucyl-N-methylphenylalanyl-glutaminyl-prolyl-glutaminyl-arginyl-phenylalaninamide
- protransglutaminase
- グルタミン酸