Glutathione peroxidase activity in Ischemic Heart Disease

Authors : K. S. Motghare, A. K. Bhutey, Madhur Gupta

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Volume : 101

Issue : 9

Year : 2004

Page No : 394-395

Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (EC 1.11.1.9) is the general name of an enzyme family with peroxidase activity whose main biological role is to protect the organism from oxidative damage.[2] The biochemical function of glutathione peroxidase is to reduce lipid hydroperoxides to their corresponding alcohols and to reduce free hydrogen peroxide to water