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Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase

"Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyzes the synthesis of gamma-glutamylcysteine from glutamate and cysteine in the presence of ATP with the formation of ADP and orthophosphate. EC 6.3.2.2.


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Bar chart showing 6 publications over 6 distinct years, with a maximum of 1 publications in 2001 and 2007 and 2008 and 2010 and 2013 and 2016
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