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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Oligopeptides > Glutathione

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Glutathione  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • gamma L Glu L Cys Gly
  • gamma-L-Glu-L-Cys-Gly
  • gamma L Glutamyl L Cysteinylglycine
  • gamma-L-Glutamyl-L-Cysteinylglycine

Scope note

  • A tripeptide with many roles in cells. It conjugates to drugs to make them more soluble for excretion, is a cofactor for some enzymes, is involved in protein disulfide bond rearrangement and reduces peroxides.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D005978

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