ascorbate glutathione cycle
A cyclic series of interconversions involving L-ascorbate and glutathione that scavenges H2O2 and reduces it to water, with concomitant oxidation of NADPH.
GO:0006749
glutathione metabolic process
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GO:0019852
L-ascorbic acid metabolic process
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GO:0042744
hydrogen peroxide catabolic process
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hydrogen peroxide detoxification
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