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Γ-L-Glutamyl-L-cysteine

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γ-L-Glutamyl-L-cysteine
Stereo, skeletal formula of gamma-glutamylcysteine ((2S)-2-amino, -[(1R)-1-carboxy])
Names
Systematic IUPAC name
(2S)-2-Amino-5-[[(1R)-1-carboxy-2-sulfanylethyl]amino]-5-oxopentanoic acid
Other names
gamma-Glutamylcysteine
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
3DMet
1729154
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
DrugBank
ECHA InfoCard 100.164.128 Edit this at Wikidata
KEGG
MeSH gamma-glutamylcysteine
  • InChI=1S/C8H14N2O5S/c9-4(7(12)13)1-2-6(11)10-5(3-16)8(14)15/h4-5,16H,1-3,9H2,(H,10,11)(H,12,13)(H,14,15)/t4-,5-/m0/s1 checkY
    Key: RITKHVBHSGLULN-WHFBIAKZSA-N checkY
  • C(CC(=O)N[C@@H](CS)C(=O)O)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
Properties
C8H14N2O5S
Molar mass 250.27 g·mol−1
Appearance White, opaque crystals
log P −1.168
Acidity (pKa) 2.214
Basicity (pKb) 11.783
Related compounds
Related alkanoic acids
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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γ-L-Glutamyl-L-cysteine (also known as γ-glutamylcysteine) is a precursor of glutathione. It is formed by glutamate—cysteine ligase and used by glutathione synthetase to form glutathione.