| Name: | glutathione metabolic process |
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| 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. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0006749] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | decreased process quality |
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| Definition: | A quality of a process that has a value that is decreased compared to normal or average. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002302] |