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gamma-glutamylcysteine

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Description

L-gamma-glutamyl-L-cysteine : A molecular entity formed when L-cysteine amino group binds to the gamma-carbonyl of L-glutamic acid. [Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Cross-References

ID SourceID
PubMed CID123938
CHEMBL ID460831
CHEBI ID17515
SCHEMBL ID121501
MeSH IDM0068056

Synonyms (49)

Synonym
glu(-cys)
l-gamma-glutamyl-l-cysteine
CHEBI:17515 ,
gammaglucys
gamma-glu-cys
gamma-glutamylcysteine
C00669
636-58-8
L-GAMMA-GLUTAMYLCYSTEINE ,
5-l-glutamyl-l-cysteine
gamma-l-glutamyl-l-cysteine
gamma-glu-cys, >=80% (hplc)
DB03408
3GC ,
g-l-glutamyl-l-cysteine
h-gamma-glu-cys-oh
gamma-glutamyl-cysteine
CHEMBL460831
m984vjs48p ,
unii-m984vjs48p
l-cysteine, n-l-gamma-glutamyl-
des-gly-glutathione reduced form
l-cysteine, l-.gamma.-glutamyl-
.gamma.-glutamylcysteine
SCHEMBL121501
DTXSID90212978
(2s)-2-amino-4-{[(1r)-1-carboxy-2-sulfanylethyl]carbamoyl}butanoic acid
gamma-glu-cys trifluoroacetate salt
n-(1-carboxy-2-mercaptoethyl)-l-glutamine
(des-gly)-glutathione
n-l-gamma-glutamyl-l-cysteine
l-g-glutamyl-l-cysteine
g-glutamylcysteine
h-glu(cys-oh)-oh
xn-l-g-glutamyl-glutamine
xn-l-gamma-glutamyl-glutamine
5-l-glutamylcysteine
AKOS030573501
(s)-2-amino-5-((r)-1-carboxy-2-mercaptoethylamino)-5-oxopentanoic acid
(2s)-2-amino-5-[[(1r)-1-carboxy-2-sulfanylethyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid
2-amino-5-[(1-hydroxy-1-oxo-3-sulfanylpropan-2-yl)amino]-5-oxopentanoicacid
Q288236
E75835
h-|a-glu-cys-oh
(s)-2-amino-5-(((r)-1-carboxy-2-mercaptoethyl)amino)-5-oxopentanoic acid
BS-52921
HY-113402
-glutamylcysteine
CS-0059333

Research Excerpts

Toxicity

ExcerptReferenceRelevance
" These findings indicated that the toxic action of Cd(2+) indeed results from the binding of the metal cation to sulfur, lending support to the hypothesis tested."( Cadmium toxicity in glutathione mutants of Escherichia coli.
Grosse, C; Helbig, K; Nies, DH, 2008
)
0.35
" In this report, GGC sodium salt was demonstrated to be safe according to Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) toxicology protocols for acute and repeated doses."( Safety assessment of gamma-glutamylcysteine sodium salt.
Bridge, WJ; Chandler, SD; Raghunatha Reddy, KR; Suhas, YS; Vinaya Babu, SN; Zarka, MH, 2012
)
0.7
" In conclusion, MDMA catechol metabolites promote differential toxic effects to differentiated dopaminergic human SH-SY5Y cells."( Neurotoxicity of "ecstasy" and its metabolites in human dopaminergic differentiated SH-SY5Y cells.
Bastos, ML; Branco, PS; Capela, JP; Carvalho, F; Costa, VM; Fernandes, E; Ferreira, LM; Ferreira, PS; Meisel, A; Nogueira, TB, 2013
)
0.39
" However, few medicines are both safe and effective for the treatment of ALD."( γ-Glutamylcysteine alleviates ethanol-induced hepatotoxicity via suppressing oxidative stress, apoptosis, and inflammation.
Liang, J; Liu, H; Liu, J; Lu, S; Luo, L; Yan, X; Yin, Z; Zhang, X; Zhou, D; Zhou, J, 2022
)
0.72

Dosage Studied

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" The identity of GSH2 was confirmed by the following criteria: 1) the predicted Gsh2 protein shared 37-39% identity and 58-60% similarity with GSH synthetases from other eukaryotes, 2) increased gene dosage of GSH2 resulted in elevated Gsh2 enzyme activity, 3) a strain deleted for GSH2 was dependent on exogenous GSH for wild-type growth rates, and 4) the gsh2 mutant lacked GSH and accumulated the dipeptide gamma-Glu-Cys intermediate in GSH biosynthesis."( Glutathione synthetase is dispensable for growth under both normal and oxidative stress conditions in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae due to an accumulation of the dipeptide gamma-glutamylcysteine.
Dawes, IW; Grant, CM; MacIver, FH, 1997
)
0.49
" Mice were dosed [vehicle, nontoxic APAP (1 mmol/kg), and toxic APAP (3."( Time course toxicogenomic profiles in CD-1 mice after nontoxic and nonlethal hepatotoxic paracetamol administration.
Brain, P; Garcia-Allan, C; Hanton, G; Johnston, GI; LeNet, JL; Park, BK; Provost, JP; Smith, DA; Walsh, R; Williams, DP, 2004
)
0.32
" Intracellular Hg and PC concentrations increased with the Hg concentration in the culture medium, exhibiting a distinct dose-response relationship."( Changes in the non-protein thiol pool and production of dissolved gaseous mercury in the marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii under mercury exposure.
Bellini, B; Di Giuseppe, G; Dini, F; Fantozzi, L; Ferrara, R; Morelli, E, 2009
)
0.35
[information is derived through text-mining from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Roles (4)

RoleDescription
human metaboliteAny mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
Saccharomyces cerevisiae metaboliteAny fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae).
Escherichia coli metaboliteAny bacterial metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Escherichia coli.
mouse metaboliteAny mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus).
[role information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Drug Classes (1)

ClassDescription
gamma-glutamylcysteine
[compound class information is derived from Chemical Entities of Biological Interest (ChEBI), Hastings J, Owen G, Dekker A, Ennis M, Kale N, Muthukrishnan V, Turner S, Swainston N, Mendes P, Steinbeck C. (2016). ChEBI in 2016: Improved services and an expanding collection of metabolites. Nucleic Acids Res]

Pathways (28)

PathwayProteinsCompounds
Glutamate Metabolism2244
Glutathione Metabolism1121
Cysteine Metabolism923
4-Hydroxybutyric Aciduria/Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency2244
Homocarnosinosis2244
Hyperinsulinism-Hyperammonemia Syndrome2244
Glutathione Synthetase Deficiency1121
5-Oxoprolinuria1121
gamma-Glutamyltransferase Deficiency1121
2-Hydroxyglutric Aciduria (D and L Form)2244
beta-Mercaptolactate-Cysteine Disulfiduria923
5-Oxoprolinase Deficiency1121
gamma-Glutamyltranspeptidase Deficiency1121
Succinic Semialdehyde Dehydrogenase Deficiency2244
Cystinosis, Ocular Nonnephropathic923
Glutathione Metabolism II1122
Glutathione Metabolism III1219
Glutamic acid and Glutamine metabolism ( Glutamic acid and Glutamine metabolism )1926
Oxidative stress and redox pathway019
Relationship between glutathione and NADPH036
Cadmium and glutathione113
Glutathione and one-carbon metabolism010
Glutathione metabolism013
Trans-sulfuration, one-carbon metabolism and related pathways053
Biochemical pathways: part I0466
Amino acid metabolism094
One-carbon metabolism and related pathways038
Ferroptosis133
Gamma-glutamyl cycle for the biosynthesis and degradation of glutathione, including diseases69

Bioassays (13)

Assay IDTitleYearJournalArticle
AID390218Induction of ascorbic acid oxidation preincubated for 60 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390219Induction of ascorbic acid oxidation preincubated for 300 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390212Antioxidant activity assessed as DPPH radical scavenging activity at 36 uM after 30 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390227Antioxidant activity assessed as DPPH radical scavenging activity at 36 uM after 3 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390210Antioxidant activity assessed as reducing capacity of Iodine solution at 0.25mM after 30 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390226Antioxidant activity assessed as ABTS radical scavenging activity at 4 uM after 3 mins in presence of Cu2+2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390217Induction of ascorbic acid oxidation preincubated for 30 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390220Effect on CU2+-mediated superoxide-dependent cytochrome c reduction at 10 to 30 uM2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390225Antioxidant activity assessed as DPPH radical scavenging activity after 40 mins in absence of Cu2+2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390211Antioxidant activity assessed as ABTS radical scavenging activity at 4 uM after 30 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390216Induction of ascorbic acid oxidation preincubated for 3 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390224Antioxidant activity assessed as ABTS radical scavenging activity after 30 mins in absence of Cu2+2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
AID390209Antioxidant activity assessed as reducing capacity of DTNB at 20 uM after 30 mins in presence of Cu2++2008Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, Nov-15, Volume: 16, Issue:22
Double edge redox-implications for the interaction between endogenous thiols and copper ions: In vitro studies.
[information is prepared from bioassay data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Research

Studies (220)

TimeframeStudies, This Drug (%)All Drugs %
pre-199023 (10.45)18.7374
1990's28 (12.73)18.2507
2000's69 (31.36)29.6817
2010's82 (37.27)24.3611
2020's18 (8.18)2.80
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]

Market Indicators

Research Demand Index: 25.12

According to the monthly volume, diversity, and competition of internet searches for this compound, as well the volume and growth of publications, there is estimated to be moderate demand-to-supply ratio for research on this compound.

MetricThis Compound (vs All)
Research Demand Index25.12 (24.57)
Research Supply Index5.42 (2.92)
Research Growth Index4.81 (4.65)
Search Engine Demand Index51.77 (26.88)
Search Engine Supply Index3.67 (0.95)

This Compound (25.12)

All Compounds (24.57)

Study Types

Publication TypeThis drug (%)All Drugs (%)
Trials0 (0.00%)5.53%
Reviews6 (2.65%)6.00%
Case Studies1 (0.44%)4.05%
Observational0 (0.00%)0.25%
Other219 (96.90%)84.16%
[information is prepared from research data collected from National Library of Medicine (NLM), extracted Dec-2023]