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glutathione
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glutathione: see coenzyme biotin, is a member of the B complex; it was first isolated in 1935 from dried egg yolk, and its structure was established in 1942. Biotin is usually found attached to a lysine residue in certain enzymes, where it participates in reactions involving the transfer of carboxyl
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glutathione [¦glüd·ə′thī‚ōn]
(biochemistry)
C10H17O6N3S A widely distributed tripeptide that is important in plant and animal tissue oxidation reactions.


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