SYNONYMS
Glutathione synthetase, GSH synthetase, GSH-S, Glutathione synthase, GSHS, MGC14098, GSS.
INTRODUCTION
Glutathione synthetase (GSS) is the second enzyme in the glutathione biosynthesis pathway. GSS catalyses the condensation of gamma-glutamylcysteine and glycine to form glutathione. Defects in the GSS are the cause of glutathione synthetase deficiency aka GSS deficiency or 5-oxoprolinuria or pyroglutamic aciduria, which is a severe form characterized by an increased rate of hemolysis and defective function of the central nervous system.
DESCRIPTION
GSS Human Recombinant fused with a 20 amino acid His tag at N-terminus produced in E.Coli is a single, non-glycosylated, polypeptide chain containing 494 amino acids (1-474 a.a.) and having a molecular mass of 54.5kDa. The GSS is purified by proprietary chromatographic techniques.
