Mini-review: Metabolic functions and molecular structure of glutathione reductase

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 104-115

  Ithayaraja, Chandra M ^a  

^a BHARATHIAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Fad; Glutathione reductase (GR); GSH GSSG; Nadph

Indexed keywords

ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE;

BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME CONFORMATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW;

EID: 80052678521     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0976044X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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