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Medical Definition of Ophthalmic acid
1. A tripeptide occurring in lens, similar to glutathione but differing in the replacement of cysteine by alpha-amino-n-butyric acid (i.e., in the replacement of -SH by -CH3); a potent inhibitor of glyoxalase. Compare: norophthalmic acid. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ophthalmic Acid
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