trypanothione
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From trypano- + glutathione.
Noun[edit]
trypanothione (uncountable)
- (chemistry) An unusual form of glutathione containing two molecules of glutathione joined by a spermidine (polyamine) linker, found in parasitic protozoa such as leishmania and trypanosomes.