HyperDic: glutathione_peroxidase

English > 1 sense of the expression glutathione peroxidase:
NOUNsubstanceglutathione peroxidasean enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals
English > glutathione peroxidase: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
MeaningAn enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals.
BroaderantioxidantSubstance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides
peroxidaseAny of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide
Catalanglutatió peroxidasa

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