EC 6 - Ligases
EC 6.3 - Forming carbon-nitrogen bonds
EC 6.3.2 - Acid—amino-acid ligases (peptide synthases)
EC 6.3.2.3 - Glutathione synthase
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IntEnz Enzyme Nomenclature
EC 6.3.2.3
Names
Accepted name:
glutathione synthase
Other
names:
GSH synthetase
glutathione synthetase
glutathione synthetase
Systematic name:
γ-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine:glycine ligase (ADP-forming)
Reaction
- ATP + gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine + glycine = ADP + phosphate + glutathione
Links to other databases
Protein domains and families:
PROSITE:PDOC50975
Gene Ontology:
GO:0004363
CAS Registry Number:
9023-62-5
References
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Purification and properties of glutathione synthetase from (Spinacia oleracea) leaves.Plant Sci. 43 : 185-191 (1986).
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Homoglutathione and glutathione synthetases of legume seedlings - partial-purification and substrate-specificity.Plant Sci. 53 : 229-235 (1987).
[EC 6.3.2.3 created 1961]