glutathione metabolic process

Term ID

GO:0006749

Synonyms

• glutathione metabolism
• oxidized glutathione reduction

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways involving glutathione, the tripeptide glutamylcysteinylglycine, which acts as a coenzyme for some enzymes and as an antioxidant in the protection of sulfhydryl groups in enzymes and other proteins; it has a specific role in the reduction of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and oxidized ascorbate, and it participates in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. 0198506732

References

Ontology

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