Glutathione oxidase

Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, a glutathione oxidase (Template:EC number) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

2 glutathione + O₂ $\rightleftharpoons$ glutathione disulfide + H₂O₂

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are glutathione and O₂, whereas its two products are glutathione disulfide and H₂O₂.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on a sulfur group of donors with oxygen as acceptor. The systematic name of this enzyme class is glutathione:oxygen oxidoreductase. This enzyme participates in glutathione metabolism. It employs one cofactor, FAD.

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