Cytosolic phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase (GPX4 isoform 2, GPX4-2) (Yagi et al. 1996) is a likely candidate for the reduction of organic hydroperoxides such as 17(S)-hydroperoxy-docosahexaenoic acid (17(S)-Hp-DHA) to 17(S)-hydroxydocosahexaenoic acid (17(S)-HDHA) (Han et al. 2013) using glutathione (GSH) as an electron donor (Brigelius-Flohe & Maiorino 2013).
Yagi, K, Komura, S, Kojima, H, Sun, Q, Nagata, N, Ohishi, N, Nishikimi, M
Han, X, Fan, Z, Yu, Y, Liu, S, Hao, Y, Huo, R, Wei, J
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