Reaction: 2 L-glutamate + 2 oxidized ferredoxin = L-glutamine + 2-oxoglutarate + 2 reduced ferredoxin + 2 H+
Other name(s): ferredoxin-dependent glutamate synthase; ferredoxin-glutamate synthase; glutamate synthase (ferredoxin-dependent)
Systematic name: L-glutamate:ferredoxin oxidoreductase (transaminating)
Comments: An iron-sulfur flavoprotein.
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, PDB, CAS registry number: 62213-56-3
References:
1. Galván, F., Márquez, A.J. and Vega, J.M. Purification and molecular properties of ferredoxin-glutamate synthase from Chlamydomonas reinhardii. Planta 162 (1984) 180-187.
2. Lea, P.J. and Miflin, B.J. Alternative route for nitrogen assimilation in higher plants. Nature (Lond.) 251 (1974) 614-616. [PMID: 4423889]