Figure 1.
Two step de novo synthesis of glutathione. First step is catalyzed by glutamate-cysteine ligase (GCL) and is considered the rate limiting step. Glutamyl cysteinyl glycine synthase (GCS) catalyzes the second step. Both steps require ATP.
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