描述
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 . N-gamma-glutamylcysteine is a member of the class of compounds known as dipeptides. Dipeptides are organic compounds containing a sequence of exactly two alpha-amino acids joined by a peptide bond. N-gamma-glutamylcysteine is slightly soluble (in water) and a moderately acidic compound (based on its pKa). N-gamma-glutamylcysteine can be found in garden onion, which makes N-gamma-glutamylcysteine a potential biomarker for the consumption of this food product.
InChI标识符
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)