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This protein maintains a reducing environment inside cells by reducing glutathione disulfide to glutathione. Glutathione reductase or GSR catalyzes this reaction by attacking glutahione disulfide nucleophilically via the Cys63 residue. The Cys63 nucleophile itself is generated by the nucleophilic attack of | This protein maintains a reducing environment inside cells by reducing glutathione disulfide to glutathione. Glutathione reductase or GSR catalyzes this reaction by attacking glutahione disulfide nucleophilically via the Cys63 residue. The Cys63 nucleophile itself is generated by the nucleophilic attack of | ||
| - | <scene name='User:Reuben_Chacko/Glutathione_reductase/ | + | <scene name='User:Reuben_Chacko/Glutathione_reductase/2'>Ribbon representation of glutathione reductase showing glutathione disulfide (molecule with two yellow spheres) and FAD with its flat flavin moiety sitting up-close ready to carry out the nucleophilic attack.</scene> |
Revision as of 01:15, 1 May 2010
One of the CBI Molecules being studied in the University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry-Biology Interface Program at UMass Amherst and on display at the Molecular Playground.
""Glutathione""
Glutathione reductase
This protein maintains a reducing environment inside cells by reducing glutathione disulfide to glutathione. Glutathione reductase or GSR catalyzes this reaction by attacking glutahione disulfide nucleophilically via the Cys63 residue. The Cys63 nucleophile itself is generated by the nucleophilic attack of
