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Glutathione
Medical Definition: | 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. | |
Also Called: | Reduced Glutathione | |
CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 70-18-8 |
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Glutathione Disulfide - A GLUTATHIONE dimer formed by a disulfide bond between the cysteine sulfhydryl side chains during the course of being oxidized. |
Glutathione Medical Definitions and Terms
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