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Pathway Description
Glutathione Metabolism
Homo sapiens
Metabolic Pathway
Glutathione (GSH) is an low-molecular-weight thiol and antioxidant in various species such as plants, mammals and microbes. Glutathione plays important roles in nutrient metabolism, gene expression, etc. and sufficient protein nutrition is important for maintenance of GSH homeostasis. Glutathione is synthesized from glutamate, cysteine, and glycine sequentially by gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase and GSH synthetase. L-Glutamic acid and cysteine are synthesized to form gamma-glutamylcysteine by glutamate-cysteine ligase that is powered by ATP. Gamma-glutamylcysteine and glycine can be synthesized to form glutathione by enzyme glutathione synthetase that is powered by ATP, too. Glutathione exists oxidized (GSSG) states and in reduced (GSH) state. Oxidation of glutathione happens due to relatively high concentration of glutathione within cells.
References
Glutathione Metabolism References
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Salway, J.G. Metabolism at a glance (3rd ed.) (2004). Alden, Mass.: Blackwell Pub.
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Pubmed: 22995213
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Pubmed: 9875551
Kaplowitz N, Aw TY, Ookhtens M: The regulation of hepatic glutathione. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol. 1985;25:715-44. doi: 10.1146/annurev.pa.25.040185.003435.
Pubmed: 3890714
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Pubmed: 18796312
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Pubmed: 3053703
Bachhawat AK, Thakur A, Kaur J, Zulkifli M: Glutathione transporters. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2013 May;1830(5):3154-64. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2012.11.018. Epub 2012 Nov 30.
Pubmed: 23206830
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