glutathione
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
glutathione
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- produce: N-acetylcysteine ( NAC ) - an amino acid that naturally stimulates your body to produce glutathione - is a powerful antioxidant enzyme.
- call: Selenium, itself an antioxidant, is required to activate one of the most important antioxidants found in the body, called glutathione.
- make: NAC is used by the body to make glutathione, the body's main naturally occurring anti-oxidant.
- include: Some of these metabolites are reactive and bind to various components of cells including glutathione and macro-molecules.
Preposition: in
- liver: Glutathione in the liver is critically linked to the liver's ability to detoxify.
- cell: Alpha Lipoic Acid This product is thought to be a very good antioxidant which boosts the levels of glutathione in the cells.
Adjective modifier
- reduced: Drug transport is dependent on the presence of reduced glutathione.
- cellular: Increasing cellular glutathione leads directly to increases in muscle mass and strength.
Modifies a noun
- peroxidase: There is a third natural antioxidant enzyme called, glutathione peroxidase which also reduces hydrogen peroxide to water.
- s-transferase: Both cigarette smoking and glutathione S-transferase M1 genotype modified the risk of HCC associated with the p53 polymorphism.
- transferase: Glutathione transferase null genotype, broccoli, and lower prevalence of colorectal adenomas.
- reductase: During the initial glutathione reductase reaction a hydride ion is transferred from the bound coenzyme NADPH to the flavin ring system of FAD.
- depletion: One research group had provided some in vitro data to suggest that induction of CYP2E1 resulted in 2,3-DCP mediated hepatotoxicity and glutathione depletion.
- level: Glutathione levels in the body decrease with age, accelerating the aging process.
Noun used with modifier
- antioxidant: This dosage induces optimum levels of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase in the lungs.
- enzyme: This dosage induces optimum levels of the antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase in the lungs.
- blood: Studies show that NAC supplementation increases blood serum glutathione levels as high as 500 % in comparison to controls.
- class: Cloning and characterization of a theta class glutathione transferase from the potato pathogen Phytophthora infestans.
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