GO biological process ontology term - GO:0006750 - glutathione biosynthetic process

Term summary

ID

GO:0006750

Name

glutathione biosynthetic process

Ontology or CV name

GO biological process

Definition

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glutathione, the tripeptide glutamylcysteinylglycine, which acts as a coenzyme for some enzymes and as an antioxidant in the protection of sulfhydryl groups in enzymes and other proteins.

Parents

• is_a glutathione metabolic process
• is_a nonribosomal peptide biosynthetic process
• is_a modified amino acid biosynthetic process
• is_a sulfur compound biosynthetic process

Annotation