Description
Glutathione reductase enzyme is a homodimeric enzyme containing 1 FAD molecule and 1 NADPH binding domain per subunit., Both human GR (hGR) and Plasmodium falciparum GR (PfGR) are essential for the survival of the malaria parasite within the human erythrocyte. Thus, this enzyme may be used for studies of candidate anti-malaria reagents.
Abbr
GR, Recombinant (Human)
Form
buffered aqueous solution; Solution containing 25 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.4, 1 mM EDTA, and 50% (v/v) glycerol.
Enzyme Commission Number
EC 1.8.1.7
Activity
> 10 units/mg protein
Unit Definition
1 unit will reduce 1.0 μmole of DTNB to TNB per minute at 25°C at pH 7.5.
Pathway
Glutathione metabolism, organism-specific biosystem; Glutathione metabolism, organism-specific biosystem; Glutathione metabolism, conserved biosystem; Metabolism, organism-specific biosystem; Metabolism of nucleotides, organism-specific biosystem; Oxidative Stress, organism-specific biosystem; Selenium Pathway, organism-specific biosystem
Function
NADP binding; electron carrier activity; flavin adenine dinucleotide binding; glutathione binding; glutathione-disulfide reductase activity; oxidoreductase activity; protein homodimerization activity
Synonyms
glutathione-disulfide reductase; glutathione reductase; glutathione reductase (NADPH); NADPH-glutathione reductase; GSH reductase; GSSG reductase; NADPH-GSSG reductase; glutathione S-reductase; NADPH:oxidized-glutathione oxidoreductase; EC 1.8.1.7; 9001-48-3; GR