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Accession
GO:0006749
Name
glutathione metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
glutathione metabolism, oxidized glutathione reduction
Alternate IDs
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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. Source: ISBN:0198506732
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History
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Parents of glutathione metabolic process (GO:0006749)
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glutathione metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  glutathionate(1-) (CHEBI:57925)
glutathione metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  sulfur compound metabolic process (GO:0006790)
glutathione metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  peptide metabolic process (GO:0006518)
glutathione metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular modified amino acid metabolic process (GO:0006575)
Children of glutathione metabolic process (GO:0006749)
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glutathione deglycation (GO:0036531) [is_a relation] is_a  glutathione metabolic process
glutathione biosynthetic process (GO:0006750) [is_a relation] is_a  glutathione metabolic process
glutathione catabolic process (GO:0006751) [is_a relation] is_a  glutathione metabolic process
ascorbate glutathione cycle (GO:0033355) [is_a relation] is_a  glutathione metabolic process
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