GO:0006750

glutathione biosynthetic process

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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. [CHEBI:16856, GOC:ai, GOC:al, GOC:pde, ISBN:0198506732]
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