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PHILOTHION [1 record]

Record 1 2013-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A crystalline tripeptide ... of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine that occurs in blood and other animal and plant tissues and that plays an important role in the activation of some enzymes and in biological oxidation-reduction processes.

OBS

Use: Nutritional and metabolic research.

OBS

The capital letters "N" must be italicized; the letters "L" are small capitals; the word "gamma" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter or italicized.

OBS

Also known under a large variety of variants and commercial names, such as: Copren; Deltathione; Glutathion; Glutatiol; Glutatione; Glutide; Glutinal; GSH; Isethion; Neuthion; Panaron; Tathion; Tathione; Triptide.

OBS

Chemical formulas: C10H17O6N3S or C10H17N3O6S

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
DEF

Tripeptide hydrolysable en cystéine, en glycine et en acide glutamique, couramment rencontré dans les cellules végétales et animales, qui joue dans l'organisme le rôle de transporteur d'hydrogène et que l'on utilise pour les recherches biologiques et biochimiques, en particulier dans le domaine de la conservation des aliments.

OBS

Les lettres majuscules «N» s'écrivent en italique; les lettres «L» sont de petites capitales; le mot «gamma» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante ou s'écrire en italique.

OBS

Formules chimiques : C10H17O6N3S ou C10H17N3O6S

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Bioquímica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
OBS

Molécula formada por tres aminoácidos y utilizada en el cuerpo como un antioxidante. Ayuda a eliminar radicales libres de la sangre y células antes de que puedan causar daño por oxidación.

OBS

El glutatión también colabora en la neutralización hepática de toxinas.

OBS

El glutatión sintético se denomina NAC ó N Acetilcisteina.

CONT

Fórmulas químicas: C10H17O6N3S o C10H17N3O6S

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