They also participate in the metabolic conversion of glutamate to glutamine and store glycogen, which can be utilized during high cognitive activity and hypoglycemia state
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Its ability to cross the blood-brain barrier further supports its role in modulating brain activity
Initially, the carboxylate group on -glutamylcysteine is converted into an acyl phosphate by the transfer of an inorganic phosphate group of ATP to generate an acyl phosphate intermediate
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