glutathione

Definition / meaning of glutathione

A substance found in plant and animal tissues that has many functions in a cell. These include activating certain enzymes and destroying toxic compounds and chemicals that contain oxygen.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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