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Glutathione peroxidase (GPX)

1 reactions · 1 pathways

Cofactors used

Clinical / pharmacological. Selenium-dependent; principal RBC peroxide defence

What it does, reaction by reaction

1 reactions

Glutathione Metabolism (gamma-Glutamyl Cycle) Amino Acid & Nitrogen Metabolism · Cytosol

step 3 Irreversible/directional

2 GSH + H2O2 -> GSSG + 2 H2O

Converts Glutathione (GSH) H2O2 into GSSG (oxidised glutathione) H2O

› Notes

Selenocysteine enzyme; the principal peroxide defence of the erythrocyte.

Showing all 1 reactions.

What accelerates and inhibits it

Regulation is pathway-specific, so each context is listed separately

0 entries

No regulation recorded for this enzyme in the source documents.

Recent literature

Europe PMC · from cache · sorted by publication date

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    Reassigning an amber codon to selenocysteine using a functional cysteine suppression pair in <i>Escherichia coli</i>.

    Niu S, Wei J, Li M, Guo B, Yan Q, Huang Y, Jiang Z, Song J. · 2026-07-29

    open access unreviewed
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    Biomaterials for intervertebral disc regeneration: Niche reprogramming, precision therapeutics, and structural reconstruction.

    Jiang Y, Li H, Wang W, Guo Q, Wang C, Li Y, Lu H, Chen J, Yang H, Zhao X, Zheng L, Qiao Y. · 2026-09-03

    open access unreviewed
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    An oral coral-like resveratrol nanocomplex protects against dry eye disease through ocular and systemic redox homeostasis.

    Cui Q, Li Y, Xie M, Liu Z, Guo Y, Zang Y, Bao J, Wu Q, Tian L, Jie Y. · 2026-09-04

    open access unreviewed
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    PXDN knockdown alleviates hepatic stellate cell activation by regulating GPX1.

    Ren G, Zhou W, Li Y, Zhang X, Li L. · 2026-09-10

    unreviewed
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    A universal consuming endogenous H<sub>2</sub>S strategy using bismuth-metal-organic nanocapsule networks for overcoming osteosarcoma cisplatin resistance.

    Lin Y, Yuan K, Liu Y, Du Y, Chang H, Hou L, Liang Y, Huang K, Yang S, Tang T. · 2026-08-18

    open access unreviewed
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    Nonlinear dose-response evaluation of RenalMax supplementation in broiler chickens.

    Asghari-Moghadam M, Behboodi HR, Mehri M. · 2026-08-15

    open access unreviewed

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