Chemicals and Drugs

Glutaredoxins

A family of thioltransferases that contain two active site CYSTEINE residues, which either form a disulfide (oxidized form) or a dithiol (reduced form). They function as an electron carrier in the GLUTHIONE-dependent synthesis of deoxyribonucleotides by RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES and may play a role in the deglutathionylation of protein thiols. The oxidized forms of glutaredoxins are directly reduced by the GLUTATHIONE.

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A family of thioltransferases that contain two active site CYSTEINE residues, which either form a disulfide (oxidized form) or a dithiol (reduced form). They function as an electron carrier in the GLUTHIONE-dependent synthesis of deoxyribonucleotides by RIBONUCLEOTIDE REDUCTASES and may play a role in the deglutathionylation of protein thiols. The oxidized forms of glutaredoxins are directly reduced by the GLUTATHIONE.

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  • Glutaredoxin
  • Thioltransferase
  • Glutaredoxin 1
  • Glutaredoxin 2
  • Glutaredoxin 3
  • Glutaredoxin 5
  • TTase-1
  • Thioltransferase-1
  • TTase 1
  • Thioltransferase 1

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2008(1980); use PROTEINS 1979

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Glutaredoxins. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D054477. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D054477
  2. Glutaredoxins. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21103160