Glutathione reactions

Bose, R.N., Moghaddas, S. and Gelerinter, E. (1992) Long-lived chromium(IV) and chromium(V) metabolites in the chromium(VI)-glutathione reaction NMR, ESR, HPLC and kinetic characterization. Inorg. Chem., 31,1987-1994. 

Published Reports (1995-2006) of Laboratory Analysis of Human Urine Samples for Glutathione Reaction Products Following a Suspected Exposure to Sulfur Mustard... 

The carbon sulfur bond in LTC4 is formed by the reaction of glutathione (Section 15 13) with leukotriene A4 (LTA4) LTA4 is an epoxide Sug gest a reasonable structure for LTA4... 

Disulfides. As shown in Figure 4, the and h-chains of insulin are connected by two disulfide bridges and there is an intrachain cycHc disulfide link on the -chain (see Insulin and other antidiabetic drugs). Vasopressin [9034-50-8] and oxytocin [50-56-6] also contain disulfide links (48). Oxidation of thiols to disulfides and reduction of the latter back to thiols are quite common and important in biological systems, eg, cysteine to cystine or reduced Hpoic acid to oxidized Hpoic acid. Many enzymes depend on free SH groups for activation—deactivation reactions. The oxidation—reduction of glutathione (Glu-Cys-Gly) depends on the sulfhydryl group from cysteine. 

This S-nitroso group is in equilibrium with other S-nitroso compounds formed by reaction of NO with small-molecule thiols such as free cysteine or glutathione (an isoglutamylcysteinylglycine tripeptide) ... 

As the above mentioned studies with high supplementation dosages exemplarily show, there is no known toxicity for phylloquinone (vitamin Kl), although allergic reactions are possible. This is NOT true for menadione (vitamin K3) that can interfere with glutathione, a natural antioxidant, resulting in oxidative stress and cell membrane damage. Injections of menadione in infants led to jaundice and hemolytic anemia and therefore should not be used for the treatment of vitamin K deficiency. 

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