glutathione

glutathione definition - medical

glu·ta·thi·one (glo͞oˌtə-thīˈōnˌ)

noun
A tripeptide of the amino acids glycine, cystine, and glutamic acid occurring widely in plant and animal tissues and forming reduced and oxidized forms important in biological oxidation-reduction reactions.

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