Glutathione synthetase promotes the reduction of arsenate via arsenolysis of glutathione

Biochimie

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1327-1333

  Németi, Balázs ^a   Anderson, Mary E ^b   Gregus, Zoltán ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADP arsenate; Arsenolysis; Glutathione; Glutathione synthetase; Reduction

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID; ARSENIC TRIOXIDE; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; GLYCINE; PHOSPHATE; PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; PHOSPHORYLATION; REDUCTION;

ARSENATES; ARSENIC; GLUTATHIONE; GLUTATHIONE SYNTHASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 84860489518     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.02.033     Document Type: Article

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