| | Accepted name: | glutathione-disulfide reductase | | Other name(s): | GSH reductase | | | GSSG reductase | | | NADPH-GSSG reductase | | | NADPH-glutathione reductase | | | NADPH:oxidized-glutathione oxidoreductase | | | glutathione S-reductase | | | glutathione reductase | | | glutathione reductase (NADPH) | | Systematic name: | glutathione:NADP+ oxidoreductase |
| | | 2 glutathione + NADP+ = glutathione disulfide + NADPH + H+ |
| | | | | A dimeric flavoprotein (FAD); activity is dependent on a redox-active disulfide in each of the active centres. |
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