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EC 1.8.1.7 Details
EC number
1.8.1.7
Accepted name
glutathione-disulfide reductase
Reaction
2 glutathione + NADP+ = glutathione disulfide + NADPH + H+
Other name(s)
glutathione reductase,
glutathione reductase (NADPH),
NADPH-glutathione reductase,
GSH reductase,
GSSG reductase,
NADPH-GSSG reductase,
glutathione S-reductase,
NADPH:oxidized-glutathione oxidoreductase
Systematic name
glutathione:NADP+ oxidoreductase
CAS registry number
9001-48-3
Comment
A dimeric flavoprotein (FAD); activity is dependent on a redox-active disulfide in each of the active centres.
History
created 1961 as EC 1.6.4.2, modified 1989, transferred 2002 to EC 1.8.1.7
EC Tree
1.8.1.1 created 1961, deleted 1972