Category:GO:0006750 ! glutathione biosynthetic process

id: GO:0006750

name: glutathione biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glutathione, the tripeptide glutamylcysteinylglycine, which acts as a coenzyme for some enzymes and as an antioxidant in the protection of sulfhydryl groups in enzymes and other proteins." [GOC:ai, GOC:al, GOC:pde, ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "glutathione anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "glutathione biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "glutathione formation" EXACT []
synonym: "glutathione synthesis" EXACT []
xref: MetaCyc:GLUTATHIONESYN-PWY
is_a: GO:0006749 ! glutathione metabolic process
is_a: GO:0019184 ! nonribosomal peptide biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0042398 ! modified amino acid biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0043604 ! amide biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0044272 ! sulfur compound biosynthetic process

AmiGO <GOterm>GO:0006750</GOterm>
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