See Also: glutathione transferase(medicine)
glutathione S-transferase(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
glutathione(dictionary)
Glutathione(medicine)
oxidised glutathione(medicine)
glutathione synthase(medicine)
reduced glutathione(medicine)
glutathione peroxidase(medicine)
Glutathione synthetase(medicine)

glutathione S-transferase (medicine)


glutathione S-transferase


A class of enzymes that catalyze the reaction of glutathione with an acceptor molecule (e.g., an arene oxide) to form an S-substituted glutathione; a key step in detoxification of many substances; start of the mercapturic acid pathway.

Synonym: ligandin.