Glutathione gamma-glutamylcysteinyltransferase
In enzymology, a glutathione gamma-glutamylcysteinyltransferase (EC 2.3.2.15) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
- glutathione + [Glu(-Cys)]n-Gly
Gly + [Glu(-Cys)]n+1-Gly
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are glutathione and [Glu(-Cys)]n-Gly, whereas its two products are Gly and [Glu(-Cys)]n+1-Gly.
This enzyme belongs to the family of transferases, specifically the aminoacyltransferases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is glutathione:poly(4-glutamyl-cysteinyl)glycine 4-glutamylcysteinyltransferase. Other names in common use include phytochelatin synthase, and gamma-glutamylcysteine dipeptidyl transpeptidase.
Structural studies
As of late 2007, two structures have been solved for this class of enzymes, with PDB accession codes 2BTW and 2BU3.
References
- Grill E, Loffler S, Winnacker E-L and Zenk MH (1989). "Phytochelatins, the heavy-metal-binding peptides of plants, are synthesized from glutathione by a specific gamma-glutamylcysteine dipeptidyl transpeptidase (phytochelatin synthase)". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 86 (18): 6838–6842. doi:10.1073/pnas.86.18.6838.
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