Makarewicz W, Swierczynski J
Department of Biochemistry, Academic Medical School, Gdańsk, Poland.
Biochem Med Metab Biol. 1988 Jun;39(3):273-8. doi: 10.1016/0885-4505(88)90085-0.
The properties of placental glutaminase described in this paper, namely relatively high substrate affinity. Hill coefficient about 1.6, inhibition by glutamate, and the lack of activation by bicarbonate make the placental enzyme very similar to the "kidney type" glutaminase isoenzyme of rat tissues.