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Glutathione peroxidase reduces lipid hydroperoxides. The top molecule is a lipid peroxyl radical, an example of a ROS, which gets reduced by vitamin E. Then, the resulting lipid hydroperoxide is further reduced to its corresponding alcohol as glutathione (GSH) gets oxidized (GSSG).

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(current)19:59, 4 May 2022Emily Joyce (Talk | contribs)3594×3550406 KBGlutathione peroxidase reduces lipid hydroperoxides. The top molecule is a lipid peroxyl radical, an example of a ROS, which gets reduced by vitamin E. Then, the resulting lipid hydroperoxide is further reduced to its corresponding alcohol as glutathione

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