Term Name: glutathione biosynthetic process
Synonyms: glutathione anabolism, glutathione biosynthesis, glutathione formation, glutathione synthesis
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of glutathione, the tripeptide glutamylcysteinylglycine, which acts as a coenzyme for some enzymes and as an antioxidant in the protection of sulfhydryl groups in enzymes and other proteins.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0006750]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: glutathione synthase activity
is a type of: amide biosynthetic process glutathione metabolic process modified amino acid biosynthetic process nonribosomal peptide biosynthetic process sulfur compound biosynthetic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of glutathione biosynthetic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of glutathione biosynthetic process
regulated by: regulation of glutathione biosynthetic process