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GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE

Dictionary entry overview: What does glutathione peroxidase mean?

• GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE (noun)
The noun GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE has 1 sense:

1. an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals

Familiarity information: GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE (noun)

Sense 1

glutathione peroxidase ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

An enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("glutathione peroxidase" is a kind of...):

antioxidant (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)

peroxidase (any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide)

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