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    Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (EC 1.11.1.9) is the general name of an enzyme family with peroxidase activity whose main biological role is to protect the...
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    Thiol: glutathione peroxidase, peroxiredoxin vanadium bromoperoxidase Alkyl hydroperoxide reductase Manganese peroxidase NADH peroxidase The glutathione peroxidase...
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    acts on glutathione peroxidase. Glutathione is used to produce S-sulfanylglutathione, which is part of hydrogen sulfide metabolism. Glutathione facilitates...
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    Glutathione peroxidase 1, also known as GPx1, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GPX1 gene on chromosome 3. This gene encodes a member of the...
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  • an electron donor. The glutathione system includes glutathione, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidases, and glutathione S-transferases. This system...
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    Glutathione peroxidase 4, also known as GPX4, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GPX4 gene. GPX4 is a phospholipid hydroperoxidase that protects...
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    Twenty-five selenoproteins are encoded in the human genome. The glutathione peroxidase family of enzymes (abbreviated GSH-Px) catalyze reduction of hydrogen...
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    oxygen, and various electrophiles. Reduced glutathione reduces the oxidized form of the enzyme glutathione peroxidase, which in turn reduces hydrogen peroxide...
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  • phospholipid-hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (EC 1.11.1.12) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 2 glutathione + a lipid hydroperoxide...
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    in infant formula, and is a component of the antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase (which indirectly reduce certain oxidized...
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