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MeSH Heading: Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.464.259.850.400
Unique ID: D005721
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005721
Scope Note: One of the enzymes active in the gamma-glutamyl cycle. It catalyzes the synthesis of gamma-glutamylcysteine from glutamate and cysteine in the presence of ATP with the formation of ADP and orthophosphate. EC 6.3.2.2.
Entry Term(s): Glutamylcysteine Synthetase; gamma-Glutamyl-Cysteine Synthetase
Related Numbers: 9023-64-7
CAS Type 1 Name: L-Glutamate:L-cysteine gamma-ligase (ADP-forming)
Previous Indexing: Cysteine (1973-1976); Glutamates (1973-1976); Peptide Synthetases (1973-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see GAMMA-GLUTAMYL-CYSTEINE SYNTHETASE 1991-97; see PEPTIDE SYNTHETASES 1977-90
History Note: 98(77)
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2003/07/09

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Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025