Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun glutathione_peroxidase

1 sense of glutathione peroxidase

Sense 1
glutathione peroxidase -- (an enzyme in the body that is a powerful scavenger of free radicals)
       => peroxidase -- (any of a group of enzymes (occurring especially in plant cells) that catalyze the oxidation of a compound by a peroxide)
       => antioxidant -- (substance that inhibits oxidation or inhibits reactions promoted by oxygen or peroxides)