Tags: Protein.
Glutathione peroxidase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the GPX2 gene.This gene is a member of the glutathione peroxidase family encoding a selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase that is one of two isoenzymes responsible for the majority of the glutathione-dependent hydrogen peroxide-reducing activity in the epithelium of the gastrointestinal tract.