glutathione catabolic process
id: GO:0006751
name: glutathione catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown 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.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006749 | glutathione metabolic process |
| GO:0042219 | cellular modified amino acid catabolic process |
| GO:0043171 | peptide catabolic process |
| GO:0044273 | sulfur compound catabolic process |
