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Term | glutathione biosynthetic process | ID (Ontology) | GO:0006750 (Gene Ontology) |
Definition | The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 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.[ ISBN:0198506732 ] | ||
Also Known As | "glutathione anabolism" ; "glutathione biosynthesis" ; "glutathione formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below) | ||
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glutathione metabolic process nonribosomal peptide biosynthetic process cellular modified amino acid biosynthetic process amide biosynthetic process sulfur compound biosynthetic process |
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MetaCyc:GLUTATHIONESYN-PWY |