Glutamine was found to be converted to NH3 and pyroglutamic acid (5-oxo-2-pyrrolidine carboxylic acid; 5-oxoproline) under conditions of growth for Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum at rates sufficient to satisfy the organism's nitrogen requirements.
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