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Preferred term

gamma-Glutamyltransferase  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An enzyme, sometimes called GGT, with a key role in the synthesis and degradation of GLUTATHIONE; (GSH, a tripeptide that protects cells from many toxins). It catalyzes the transfer of the gamma-glutamyl moiety to an acceptor amino acid.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • (5-L-Glutamyl)-peptide:amino-acid 5-glutamyltransferase
  • 9046-27-9 (CAS RN)
  • gammaglutamyltransferase
  • gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase
  • GGTP
  • Glutamyl Transpeptidase

In other languages

  • French

  • (5-L-Glutamyl)-peptide:amino-acid 5-glutamyltransferase
  • 9046-27-9 (CAS RN)
  • gamma-GT
  • GGT (Gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase)
  • Glutamyl transpeptidase

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