Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase
"Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D005721
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.464.259.850.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase- Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase
- Glutamate Cysteine Ligase
- Ligase, Glutamate-Cysteine
- gamma-Glutamyl-Cysteine Synthetase
- Synthetase, gamma-Glutamyl-Cysteine
- gamma Glutamyl Cysteine Synthetase
- Glutamylcysteine Synthetase
- Synthetase, Glutamylcysteine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Vargason T, Howsmon DP, Melnyk S, James SJ, Hahn J. Mathematical modeling of the methionine cycle and transsulfuration pathway in individuals with autism spectrum disorder. J Theor Biol. 2017 03 07; 416:28-37.