Glutathione hydrolase

Glutathione hydrolase (, glutathionase, GGT, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase) is an enzyme. This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction


 * glutathione + H2O $$\rightleftharpoons$$ L-cysteinylglycine + L-glutamate

This protein also acts as enzyme EC 2.3.2.2 (gamma-glutamyltransferase).