About The Medical Condition Buthionine Sulfoximine
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Buthionine Sulfoximine
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Buthionine Sulfoximine?
A synthetic amino acid that depletes glutathione by irreversibly inhibiting gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase. Inhibition of this enzyme is a critical step in glutathione biosynthesis. It has been shown to inhibit the proliferative response in human T-lymphocytes and inhibit macrophage activation. (J Biol Chem 1995;270(33):1945-7)
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