Term Name: glutathione peroxidase activity
Synonyms: glutathione:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase activity, GSH peroxidase activity, non-selenium glutathione peroxidase activity, reduced glutathione peroxidase activity, selenium-glutathione peroxidase activity
Definition: Catalysis of the reaction: 2 glutathione + hydrogen peroxide = oxidized glutathione + 2 H2O.
Ontology: GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004602]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: peroxidase activity
positively regulated by: positive regulation of glutathione peroxidase activity
regulated by: regulation of glutathione peroxidase activity