n.
Pronunciation: ˌ glü-t ə - ' th ī - ˌ ō n
Function: noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gluta- (fr. glutamic acid ) + thi- + -one
Date: 1921
: a peptide C 10 H 17 N 3 O 6 S that contains one amino acid residue each of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycine, that occurs widely in plant and animal tissues, and that plays an important role in biological oxidation-reduction processes and as a coenzyme