Reaction Details
Reaction: Thumb
hydrogen peroxide + 2 glutathione = glutathione disulfide + 2 H2O
Enzymes:
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PseudoCyc Reaction ID:GLUTATHIONE-PEROXIDASE-RXN
References:
  • Chaudiere J, Tappel AL (1983). "Purification and characterization of selenium-glutathione peroxidase from hamster liver." Arch Biochem Biophys 226(2);448-57. PMID: 6227287
  • Grossmann A, Wendel A (1983). "Non-reactivity of the selenoenzyme glutathione peroxidase with enzymatically hydroperoxidized phospholipids." Eur J Biochem 135(3);549-52. PMID: 6413205