glutathione
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See also: Glutathione
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
glutathione (countable and uncountable, plural glutathiones)
- (biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions.
- 2015 July 14, “Wedelolactone Regulates Lipid Metabolism and Improves Hepatic Steatosis Partly by AMPK Activation and Up-Regulation of Expression of PPARα/LPL and LDLR”, in PLOS ONE, :
- Furthermore, wedelolactone also increased the activities of superoxidase dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) and decreased the level of the lipid peroxidation product malondialdehyde (MDA) in the liver, therefore decreasing the activity of alanine aminotransferase (ALT).
Synonyms
- GSH (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- GSH (abbreviation)
- glutathiol
- glutathionyl
- glutathione peroxidase (“GSHPX”)