Definition of "thioredoxin" [thioredoxin]

• Any of a family of antioxidant proteins that are found in all mammalian cells (noun)

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• "Selenium: A trace mineral that is a cofactor for production of active antioxidant enzymes such as glutathione peroxidases and thioredoxin reductase."
• "GSSG inhibition was a problem with thioredoxin and thioredoxin reductase which were needed to keep something in the reduced state."
• "DUVR did not alter mRNA level of catalase, thioredoxin, glutathion peroxidase, or the transcription factor Nrf2 and its modulators Keap1 and Bach1."