Glutathione

About Glutathione

Glutathione is a tripeptide — glutamate, cysteine, glycine — produced in the liver in quantities measured in grams per day. Every cell uses it. Every oxidative insult consumes it. Chronic inflammation, alcohol load, environmental toxin exposure, and aging all draw it down faster than the liver synthesizes it. Why it’s the most-studied antioxidant despite being the least marketed: GSH isn’t a scavenger like vitamin C — it’s the enzymatic substrate that glutathione peroxidase uses to neutralize peroxides. It recycles vitamin C and vitamin E back to active forms. It conjugates Phase-II liver detox metabolites. It’s the actual workhorse behind the antioxidant claims everyone else makes. IF the research endpoint involves oxidative stress — liver, neurological, skin, or systemic — THEN GSH depletion is almost certainly upstream of the damage marker being measured. SO restoring it is the intervention with the most consistent downstream effects across diverse models. Lyophilized reduced form, ≥99% purity. CoA included.

Specifications

CAS number

70-18-8

Molecular formula

C10H17N3O6S

Molecular weight

307.32 g/mol

Purity

>99% HPLC

Form

Lyophilized powder

Storage

Store at 2–8°C