单词 | glutathione |
释义 | glutathionen. Biochemistry. A tripeptide of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, metabolically important, esp. as a coenzyme, and perhaps present in all cells. ΚΠ 1921 F. G. Hopkins in Biochem. Jrnl. 15 297 Provisionally, for easy reference, the name Glutathione will perhaps be admissible. It leaves a link with the historic Philothion, has the same termination as Peptone, which has long served as a name for the simpler peptides, and is a sufficient reminder that the dipeptide contains glutamic acid linked to a sulphur compound. 1925 Glasgow Herald 5 Dec. 4 The oxygen-transporting and oxygen-liberating power of glutathione. 1949 H. W. Florey et al. Antibiotics II. xxi. 812 Glutathione and thiothreonine antagonized the anti-bacterial action of penicillin. 1969 Nature 11 Oct. 117/1 The tripeptide glutathione is an almost universal constituent of functioning biological systems. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1921 |
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