Glutathione peroxidase 8 (GPx-8) is an
enzyme
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that in humans is encoded by the ''GPX8''
gene
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.
GPx-8 is a member of the
glutathione peroxidase family.
External links
PDBe-KBprovides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Glutathione Peroxidase 8 (GPX8)
References
EC 1.11.1
Antioxidants
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