ophthalmic acid


oph·thal·mic ac·id

(of-thal'mik as'id), A tripeptide occurring in lens, similar to glutathione but differing in the replacement of cysteine by α-amino-n-butyric acid (that is, in the replacement of -SH by -CH3); a potent inhibitor of glyoxalase; γ-l-glutamyl-l-α-aminobutyrylglycine. Compare: norophthalmic acid.