This gene product belongs to the glutathione peroxidase family, which functions in the detoxification of hydrogen peroxide.
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The best studied cellular antioxidants are the enzymes superoxide dismutase ( SOD ), catalase, and glutathione peroxidase.
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One study has suggested that glutathione peroxidase and superoxide dismutase polymorphisms play a role in the development of celiac disease.
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It reduces glutathione via glutathione reductase, which converts reactive H 2 O 2 into H 2 O by glutathione peroxidase.
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It has been shown that low levels of glutathione peroxidase as measured in the serum may be a contributing factor to vitiligo.
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The biochemical function of glutathione peroxidase is to reduce lipid hydroperoxides to their corresponding alcohols and to reduce free hydrogen peroxide to water.
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Glutathione peroxidase reduces hydrogen peroxide by transferring the energy of the reactive peroxides to a very small sulfur-containing protein called glutathione.
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The toxicity of lipid hydroperoxides to animals is best illustrated by the lethal phenotype of glutathione peroxidase 4 ( GPX4 ) knockout mice.
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This gene encodes a member of the glutathione peroxidase family, consisting of eight known glutathione peroxidases ( GPx1-8 ) in humans.
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The antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase 2 ( Gpx2 ) is one out of eight known glutathione peroxidases ( Gpx1-8 ) in humans.
