ammonia assimilation cycle

accession 0019676
databaseName GO
dbId 12844
definition The pathway by which ammonia is processed and incorporated into a cell. In an energy-rich (glucose-containing), nitrogen-poor environment, glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase form an ammonia assimilatory cycle, in which ammonia is incorporated into L-glutamate to form L-glutamine, which then combines with alpha-ketoglutarate to regenerate L-glutamate. This ATP-dependent cycle is essential for nitrogen-limited growth and for steady-state growth with some sources of nitrogen.
displayName ammonia assimilation cycle
modified [InstanceEdit:9676538] Cook, Justin, 2020-02-17
name ammonia assimilation cycle
referenceDatabase [ReferenceDatabase:1] GO
schemaClass GO_BiologicalProcess
url https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0019676

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