释义 |
buthionine sulfoximine buthionine sulfoximine A compound that inhibits gamma-glutamyl cysteine synthetase, which is required in the first step of glutathione synthesis; it is used in oncology to reduce glutathione levels and in tropical medicine to increase the susceptibility of parasite to oxidative agents.bu·thi·o·nine sul·fox·i·mine (byū-thī'ō-nēn sŭl-fok'si-mēn) A compound that decreases intracellular glutathione by inhibition of its synthesis. |