"Glutathione Synthase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyzes the synthesis of glutathione from gamma-glutamylcysteine and glycine in the presence of ATP with the formation of ADP and orthophosphate. EC 6.3.2.3.
| Descriptor ID |
D005981
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.464.259.850.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Glutathione Synthase- Glutathione Synthase
- Synthase, Glutathione
- Glutathione Synthetase
- Synthetase, Glutathione
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glutathione Synthase" by people in Profiles.
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X-box binding protein 1 is essential for the anti-oxidant defense and cell survival in the retinal pigment epithelium. PLoS One. 2012; 7(6):e38616.
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Resveratrol confers endothelial protection via activation of the antioxidant transcription factor Nrf2. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010 Jul; 299(1):H18-24.