Wadano A
Experientia. 1980 Sep 15;36(9):1028-9. doi: 10.1007/BF01965948.
Proline biosynthesis from glutamate was demonstrated in a cell free system prepared from blowfly abdomen. The biosynthetic activity was found mainly in the mitochondrial fraction. The biosynthesis of proline from glutamate required ATP, NADPH and Mg++ as cofactors.