Glutathione

Introduction: Glutathione

Description of Glutathione

Glutathione: tripeptide composed of gamma-glutamate, cysteine, and glycine; an important endogenous reducing agent involved in oxidative respiration and free radical scavenging.
Source: CRISP

Glutathione: 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.
Source: MeSH 2007

Glutathione: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Glutathione:

• Tripeptide
• Glutamate
• Cysteine
• Glycine
• Endogenous
• Agent
• Oxidative
• Respiration
• Respiration disorders
• Radical

Terms associated with Glutathione:

More specific terms for Glutathione:

• Glutathione Disulfide
• S-Nitrosoglutathione

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Glutathione

• Oligopeptides

Source - MeSH 2007

• peptide

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Glutathione

The following list attempts to classify Glutathione into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

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

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