See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Glutathione(medicine)
glutathione(dictionary)
glutathione S-transferase(medicine)
glutathione oxidase(medicine)
glutathione peroxidase(medicine)
glutathione synthase(medicine)
glutathione disulfide(medicine)
glutathione transferase(medicine)
reduced glutathione(medicine)

glutathione S-transferase (medicine) and artificial (oh)


glutathione S-transferase (medicine)


glutathione S-transferase


A class of enzymes that catalyze the reaction of glutathione with an acceptor molecule (e.g., an arene oxide) to form an S-substituted glutathione; a key step in detoxification of many substances; start of the mercapturic acid pathway.

Synonym: ligandin.


artificial (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: artificiel, from Latin artificialis, from artificium; ARTIFICE]
not real or not made of natural things but made to be like something that is real or natural
-opposite natural natural
-synonym false false
::artificial flowers
::artificial light
::artificial fertilizers
an artificial situation or quality exists because someone has made it exist, and not because it is really necessary
::artificial distinctions
::artificial barriers of gender and race
artificial behaviour is not sincere - used to show disapproval
-opposite genuine genuine
::an artificial smile
-- artificially adv
::Food prices are being kept artificially low.
-- artificiality /7B:tZfIFi5AlZti ?@ 7B:r-/ n [U]