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Term:
methylglyoxal catabolic process to D-lactate via S-lactoyl-glutathione (GO:0019243)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
D-lactate biosynthetic process from methylglyoxal via (R)-lactaldehyde 
methylglyoxal catabolic process to D-lactate via S-lactoyl-glutathione  
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of methylglyoxal, CH3-CO-CHO, into D-lactate via the intermediate S-lactoyl-glutathione. Glutathione is used in the first step of the pathway and then regenerated in the second step.

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: D-lactate biosynthesis from methylglyoxal ;   D-lactate biosynthetic process from methylglyoxal ;   methylglyoxal breakdown to D-lactate ;   methylglyoxal catabolism to D-lactate via S-lactoyl-glutathione ;   methylglyoxal degradation to D-lactate
Related Synonyms: glyoxalase system ;   methylglyoxal detoxification
Xrefs: MetaCyc:PWY-5386
Definition Sources: GOC:ai, GOC:dph, PMID:2198020

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