This is a working overview of thiol, written for readers who want more than a one-paragraph summary but less than a textbook.
Reviewed 2025-11-02. Anything still debated is marked as such rather than presented as settled.
Glutathione is a tripeptide composed of glutamate, cysteine, and glycine. Its glutamate-cysteine linkage uses the gamma-carboxyl group of glutamate, a feature that resists standard peptidases. The cysteine residue provides a thiol group, which gives the molecule its reducing character. In cells, glutathione is often the most abundant small-molecule thiol, with concentrations varying widely by tissue and compartment. It exists mainly in a reduced form called GSH, while oxidation produces a disulfide-linked dimer called GSSG.
Biosynthesis proceeds in two ATP-dependent steps. First, glutamate-cysteine ligase joins glutamate and cysteine. Second, glutathione synthetase adds glycine to the intermediate. The pathway is regulated by cysteine availability, enzyme expression, and feedback inhibition by glutathione itself. Liver tissue has a particularly high capacity for synthesis and export. Because the molecule is made inside cells, circulating glutathione reflects a balance of release, uptake, and breakdown rather than simple dietary supply.
Functionally, glutathione supports redox balance by donating electrons and becoming oxidized. It also serves as a cofactor for enzymes such as glutathione peroxidases and glutathione S-transferases. These enzymes participate in peroxide reduction and in conjugation reactions that help process reactive molecules. Separate from antioxidant roles, glutathione can modify protein cysteines through S-glutathionylation, influencing enzyme activity and signaling. Research continues to examine how these chemical roles translate into whole-organism effects.
In its reduced form, glutathione carries a sulfhydryl group that can donate electrons. This property lets it act as a major cellular antioxidant and redox buffer. Glutathione peroxidase uses it to reduce hydrogen peroxide and lipid peroxides, while glutathione reductase regenerates the reduced form using NADPH. The ratio of reduced glutathione to glutathione disulfide is widely used as an indicator of oxidative stress, though the ratio changes with compartment, cell type, and sample handling. Oxidized glutathione can also form mixed disulfides with proteins, affecting their activity.
Glutathione supports detoxification by conjugating reactive electrophiles through glutathione S-transferases. The resulting conjugates are processed and exported, often after further metabolism. It also stores cysteine, transports amino acids across membranes through the gamma-glutamyl cycle, and assists in the maturation of iron-sulfur clusters and some prostaglandins. In plants, animals, and many microbes, the molecule appears in similar roles, but concentrations vary enormously between tissues. Liver, kidney, and red blood cells tend to contain high amounts, while blood plasma contains much less.
Glutathione is a small tripeptide built from glutamate, cysteine, and glycine. The peptide bond between glutamate and cysteine uses the gamma-carboxyl group, a linkage that resists ordinary peptidases. Cells make it in two ATP-dependent steps: gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase joins glutamate and cysteine, then glutathione synthetase adds glycine. The pathway is feedback-inhibited by glutathione itself, so intracellular levels tend to stay within a narrow range. Because cysteine is often limiting, sulfur amino acid supply influences how much glutathione a cell can produce.
| Property | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Common name | Glutathione (reduced form) | Often abbreviated GSH |
| Chemical class | Tripeptide | Contains glutamate, cysteine, and glycine |
| Molecular formula | C10H17N3O6S | Refers to the reduced form |
| Molar mass | 307.32 g/mol | Calculated for C10H17N3O6S |
| Appearance | White to off-white powder | Typical laboratory-grade solid |
An even better isolation of veratridine from veratrine is achieved using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); as commercially available veratridine may vary in purity, HPLC purification of veratrine is a preferred method for isolation of veratridine for biological studies.
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Glutathione is a sulfur-containing tripeptide made from glutamate, cysteine, and glycine. It is found in most cells and participates in redox balance and detoxification reactions.
No. It is a tripeptide assembled from three amino acids. The term amino acid applies to the individual building blocks, not to the assembled molecule.
It is present in many tissues, with especially high amounts in liver. Intracellular concentrations are generally much higher than those found in blood plasma.
It is a tripeptide of glutamate, cysteine, and glycine. The glutamate-cysteine bond is unusual because it forms through the gamma-carboxyl group.