Glutathione disulfide

Glutathione disulfide
Names
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-amino-5-[[(2R)-3-[(2R)-2-[[(4S)-4-amino-5-hydroxy-5-oxopentanoyl]amino]-3-(carboxymethylamino)-3-oxopropyl]disulfanyl-1- (carboxymethylamino)-1-oxopropan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid
Identifiers
Abbreviations GSSG
27025-41-8 Yes
ChEMBL ChEMBL1372 
ChemSpider 58835 
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PubChem 65359
11215652
Properties
C20H32N6O12S2
Molar mass 612.631 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Infobox references

Glutathione disulfide (GSSG) is a disulfide derived from two glutathione molecules.[1]

In living cells, glutathione disulfide is reduced into two molecules of glutathione with reducing equivalents from the coenzyme NADPH. This reaction is catalyzed by the enzyme glutathione reductase.[2] Antioxidant enzymes, such as glutathione peroxidases and peroxiredoxins, generate glutathione disulfide during the reduction of peroxides such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and organic hydroperoxides (ROOH):[3]

2 GSH + ROOH → GSSG + ROH + H2O

Other enzymes, such as glutaredoxins, generate glutathione disulfide through thiol-disulfide exchange with protein disulfide bonds or other low molecular mass compounds, such as coenzyme A disulfide or dehydroascorbic acid.[4]

2 GSH + R-S-S-R → GSSG + 2 RSH

See also

References

  1. Meister A, Anderson M (1983). "Glutathione". Annu Rev Biochem 52: 711–60. doi:10.1146/annurev.bi.52.070183.003431. PMID 6137189.
  2. Deneke SM, Fanburg BL (October 1989). "Regulation of cellular glutathione". Am. J. Physiol. 257 (4 Pt 1): L163–73. PMID 2572174.
  3. Meister A (1988). "Glutathione metabolism and its selective modification" (PDF). J Biol Chem 263 (33): 17205–8. PMID 3053703.
  4. Holmgren A, Johansson C, Berndt C, Lönn ME, Hudemann C, Lillig CH (December 2005). "Thiol redox control via thioredoxin and glutaredoxin systems". Biochem. Soc. Trans. 33 (Pt 6): 1375–7. doi:10.1042/BST20051375. PMID 16246122.