Glutathione and Glutathione Peroxidase
Glutathione peroxidise (GPx) catalyses the oxidation of Glutathione by
Cumene Hydroperoxide. In the presence of Glutathione reductase and
NADPH the oxidized Glutathione (GSSG) was immediately converted to
the reduced form with a concomitant oxidation of NADPH to NADP+
. The
decrease in absorbance at 340 nm is measured.