Glutathione Definition

glo͝otə-thīōn
noun
A polypeptide, C10H17O6N3S, containing cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine and involved, as an antioxidant and coenzyme, in the normal biochemical reactions occurring in plant and animal tissues.
Webster's New World
A tripeptide, C10 H17 N3 O6 S, of glycine, cysteine, and glutamic acid that occurs widely in plant and animal tissues and is important in biological oxidation-reduction reactions.
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Other Word Forms of Glutathione

Noun

Singular:
glutathione
Plural:
glutathiones

Origin of Glutathione

  • gluta(mine) thi(o)– –one

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • gluta(mine) thi(o)– –one

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • gluta- +‎ thione

    From Wiktionary

Glutathione Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • N-acetylcysteine (NAC) - an amino acid that naturally stimulates your body to produce glutathione - is a powerful antioxidant enzyme.

  • Selenium, itself an antioxidant, is required to activate one of the most important antioxidants found in the body, called glutathione.

  • Some of these metabolites are reactive and bind to various components of cells including glutathione and macro-molecules.

  • Drug transport is dependent on the presence of reduced glutathione.

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Words Starting With

GGLGLU

Words Ending With

ENEONE

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