glutathione biosynthetic process
id: GO:0006750
name: glutathione biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: 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.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0006749 | glutathione metabolic process |
| GO:0042398 | cellular modified amino acid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0043043 | peptide biosynthetic process |
| GO:0044272 | sulfur compound biosynthetic process |
