| glutathione peroxidase |
an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals
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| glutathione |
A substance found in plant and animal tissues that has many functions in a cell. These include activating certain enzymes and destroying toxic compounds and chemicals that contain oxygen.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| glutathione |
The most abundant thiol-reducing agent in cells. GSH is a tripeptide that consists of glutamate, cysteine and glycine.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/focus/neurodegen/glossary/
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| glutathione peroxidase |
An enzyme found in the cytoplasm and mitochondria, which acts in concert with GSH to reduce H 2 O 2 to H 2 O. During this process, GSH is oxidized to produce GSSG.
Ãâó: www.nature.com/focus/neurodegen/glossary/
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| glutathione reductase |
An NADPH-dependent enzyme that reduces oxidized glutathione (GSSG) to GSH.
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