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GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glutathione peroxidase" is a kind of...):

antioxidant (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)

peroxidase (any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide)

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 Context examples: 

This allele, which encodes glutathione peroxidase 1 protein, is involved in detoxification of hydrogen peroxide.

(GPX1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon oral administration of SPI-1005, this agent mimics the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and can utilize glutathione to reduce other unstable molecules, thus preventing the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reducing oxidative stress on the cell.

(Ebselen-containing Oral Capsule SPI-1005, NCI Thesaurus)