Definition of "glutaredoxin" []

• Any of a family of small redox enzymes that use glutathione as a cofactor (noun)

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• "So far, UF researchers have pinpointed one, a gene involved in production of glutaredoxin, a protein that helps plants deal with environmental stress."
• "That intermediary is a human protein called GRX2, a glutaredoxin that helps cells deal with oxidative damage on other proteins."
• "Bacteria also face to oxidative stress, as indicated by the increase expression of phbC (poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate polymerase), trxB2 (thioredoxin) and grxC1 (glutaredoxin)."