Term Name: ascorbate glutathione cycle
Synonyms: hydrogen peroxide detoxification
Definition: A cyclic series of interconversions involving L-ascorbate and glutathione that scavenges hydrogen peroxide and reduces it to water, with concomitant oxidation of NADPH.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0033355]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: glutathione metabolic process hydrogen peroxide catabolic process L-ascorbic acid metabolic process