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Glutathione (GSH, /ˌɡluːtəˈθaɪoʊn/) is an
organic compound with the
chemical formula HOCOCH(NH2)CH2CH2CONHCH(CH2SH)CONHCH2COOH. It is an
antioxidant in...
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Glutathione disulfide (GSSG) is a
disulfide derived from two
glutathione molecules. In
living cells,
glutathione disulfide is
reduced into two molecules...
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rancidification of oils and fats. In cells,
antioxidants such as
glutathione, mycothiol, or bacillithiol, and
enzyme systems like
superoxide di****ase...
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Glutathione reductase (GR) also
known as
glutathione-disulfide
reductase (GSR) is an
enzyme that in
humans is
encoded by the GSR gene.
Glutathione reductase...
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Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (EC 1.11.1.9) is the
general name of an
enzyme family with
peroxidase activity whose main
biological role is to
protect the...
- environment. The
enzymes of
xenobiotic metabolism,
particularly the
glutathione S-transferases are also
important in agriculture,
since they may produce...
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Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs),
previously known as ligandins, are a
family of
eukaryotic and
prokaryotic phase II
metabolic isozymes best
known for...
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Glutathione synthetase (GSS) (EC 6.3.2.3) is the
second enzyme in the
glutathione (GSH)
biosynthesis pathway. It
catalyses the
condensation of gamma-glutamylcysteine...
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Glutathione peroxidase 1, also
known as GPx1, is an
enzyme that in
humans is
encoded by the GPX1 gene on
chromosome 3. This gene
encodes a
member of the...
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Glutathione synthetase deficiency (GSD) is a rare
autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that
prevents the
production of
glutathione.
Glutathione helps...
