
Glutathione
Glutathione is a tripeptide compound consisting of glutamic acid attached via its side chain to the N-terminus of cysteinylglycine. It has a role as a geroprotector, an antioxidant, a cofactor, a mouse metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite and a skin lightening agent. It is a thiol, a tripeptide and a L-cysteine derivative. It is a conjugate acid of a glutathionate(1-). — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-2-amino-5-[[(2R)-1-(carboxymethylamino)-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C10H17N3O6S
- Molecular weight
- 307.33 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 307.08380644 Da
- XLogP3
- -4.5
- Topological polar surface area
- 160.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 6
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 8
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 2
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16856
- ChEBI:CHEBI:60836
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1543
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6023101
- PubMed:40659077
- PubMed:40239913
- PubMed:40222581
- PubMed:38971454
- PubMed:38830566
- PubMed:38768936
- PubMed:38703806
- PubMed:38157846
- PubMed:38128689
- PubMed:36689145
- PubMed:36615853
- PubMed:35513392
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