Glutathione Peroxidase
"Glutathione Peroxidase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme catalyzing the oxidation of 2 moles of glutathione in the presence of hydrogen peroxide to yield oxidized glutathione and water. EC 1.11.1.9.
| Descriptor ID |
D005979
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.682.732.500
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Orlowski M, Karkowsky A. Glutathione metabolism and some possible functions of glutathione in the nervous system. Int Rev Neurobiol. 1976; 19:75-121.