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glutathione definition

glu·ta·thi·one (glo̵̅o̅t′ə t̸hī′ōn′)

noun

a polypeptide, CHONS, containing cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine and involved, as an antioxidant and coenzyme, in the normal biochemical reactions occurring in plant and animal tissues

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