Glutathionereductase

Names

[ Name ]:
Glutathionereductase

[Synonym ]:
Glutathione disulfide oxidoreductase
NADPH-GSSG reductase
NADPH-glutathione reductase
NADP-dependent glutathione reductase
Glutathione disulfide reductase
MFCD00131196
GSSG reductase
Glutathione S-reductase

Biological Activity

[Description]:

Glutathione reductase (EC 1.6.4.2) is a reductase responsible for maintaining the supply of reduced glutathione[1].

[Related Catalog]:

Signaling Pathways >> Others >> Others

Research Areas >> Metabolic Disease

[References]

[1]. Couto N, et al. The role of glutathione reductase and related enzymes on cellular redox homoeostasis network. Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 Jun;95:27-42.

Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Storage condition ]:
2-8C

Safety Information

[ Personal Protective Equipment ]:
Eyeshields;Gloves;type N95 (US);type P1 (EN143) respirator filter

[ RIDADR ]:
NONH for all modes of transport

Articles

Effects of fluoride and ethanol administration on lipid peroxidation systems in rat brain.

Indian J. Exp. Biol. 51(3) , 249-55, (2013)

Exposure to fluoride and excessive ethanol consumption has been identified as a serious public health problem in many parts of the world, including India. Thus, the effect of co-exposure to fluoride a...

Cap1p attenuates the apoptosis of Candida albicans.

FEBS J. 280(11) , 2633-43, (2013)

Candida albicans is the most common opportunistic fungal pathogen and its apoptosis is inducible by environmental stress. Based on our previous finding that transcription factor Cap1p was involved in ...

Comparative evaluation of the effects of taurine and thiotaurine on alterations of the cellular redox status and activities of antioxidant and glutathione-related enzymes by acetaminophen in the rat.

Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 776 , 199-215, (2013)

The present study was carried out to ascertain the impact of replacing the sulfonate group of TAU with thiosulfonate, as present in thiotaurine (TTAU), on the protective actions of TAU against hepatoc...