"gamma-Glutamyltransferase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An enzyme, sometimes called GGT, with a key role in the synthesis and degradation of GLUTATHIONE; (GSH, a tripeptide that protects cells from many toxins). It catalyzes the transfer of the gamma-glutamyl moiety to an acceptor amino acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D005723
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.050.200.500
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| Concept/Terms |
gamma-Glutamyltransferase- gamma-Glutamyltransferase
- gamma Glutamyltransferase
- GGTP
- gammaglutamyltransferase
- Glutamyl Transpeptidase
- Transpeptidase, Glutamyl
- gamma-Glutamyl Transpeptidase
- Transpeptidase, gamma-Glutamyl
- gamma Glutamyl Transpeptidase
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "gamma-Glutamyltransferase" by people in Profiles.
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Habitually higher dietary glycemic index during puberty is prospectively related to increased risk markers of type 2 diabetes in younger adulthood. Diabetes Care. 2013 Jul; 36(7):1870-6.
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