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glutathione

/ˌɡluːtəˈθaɪəʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.69 in modern English

Syllables
glu-tathione
IPA
/ˌɡluːtəˈθaɪəʊn/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gluta- + thione.

Usage

Inflected Forms

glutathiones (plural)

Derived Forms

deglutathionylation diglutathione formylglutathione glutathiol glutathionuria glutathionyl GSH homoglutathione nonglutathione trypanothione

Phrases

glutathione peroxidase

Synonyms

GSH

Questions

How do you pronounce glutathione?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡluːtəˈθaɪəʊn/.
What does glutathione mean?
A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions.
Where does glutathione come from?
From gluta- + thione.

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