Research progress on glutaminase / 中华肝胆外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Metabolism is the necessary process for cell growth and survival,and it is dramatically altered in cancer cells compared with that in normal cells,and these alterations are known as the Warburg effect.Glutamine plays a decisive role in the metabolic processes.And the glutaminase as a enzyme in the processes has also become a hot topic of research in recent years.This article could focus on the recent research progress on glutaminase.