glutamate-cysteine ligase; gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase

Function

• sulfur metabolism; glutathione biosynthesis; glutathione from L-cysteine & L-glutamate: step 1/2

Structure

• heterodimer of a catalytic heavy chain & a regulatory light chain

More general terms

• ligase or synthetase
• multisubunit protein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/230450