glutathione; gamma-glutamylcysteinylglycine (GSH)

Introduction

Glutathione is present in animal cells at about 5 mM, serving as a sulfhydryl buffer. The intracellular ratio of reduced to oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) is 100 to >500.

Laboratory

• glutathione in blood
• glutathione in erythrocytes
• glutathione in serum/plasma
• glutathione in urine

More general terms

• intracellular peptide

More specific terms

• glutathione disulfide (GSSG)

Additional terms

• gamma glutamyl cycle
• Glutathione S Transferase
• glutathione [GSH] synthetase (GSS)

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=124886
• PubChem: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=745