Glutathione

&#947;-L Glutamyl-L-cysteinylglycine; a tripeptide of glycine, cysteine, and glutamic acid (the glutamic acid being attached through its &#947;-carboxyl group)

Description
Glutathione has a wide variety of roles in a cell. Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) acts in cells as a hydrogen acceptor and reduced glutathione (GSH) acts as a hydrogen donor.; oxidized glutathione is reduced by glutathione reductase which appears to be a ubiquitous reducing agent, involved in many redox reactions. A deficiency of glutathione can cause hemolysis with oxidative stress. Glutathione is essential for detoxification of acetaminophen.