Figure 1.
Structure of the tripeptide glutathione (GSH). Glutamic acid (Glu) is linked in a γ-peptide linkage (via its γ-carboxyl group) to cysteine (Cys), which in turn forms an α-peptide linkage with glycine (Gly).
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