ophthalmic acid

ophthalmic acid
A tripeptide occurring in lens, similar to glutathione but differing in the replacement of cysteine by α-amino-n-butyric acid ( i.e., in the replacement of –SH by –CH3); a potent inhibitor of glyoxalase. Cf.:norophthalmic acid.

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