Glutathione (70-18-8, Glutathione) is a tripeptide composed of three Amino Acids (cysteine, glutamate and glycine) present in most mammalian tissues. Glutathione acts as an antioxidant, free radical scavenger and detoxifier. Glutathione, as a cofactor for glutathione peroxidase, is also important in the uptake of amino acids and the synthesis of leukotrienes. As a substrate for glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reacts with a variety of harmful chemicals such as halides, epoxides and free radicals to form harmless inert products. In red blood cells, these reactions prevent oxidative damage by reducing methemoglobin and peroxides. Glutathione is also involved in the formation and maintenance of disulfide bonds in proteins and in the transport of amino acids across cell membranes.
Glutathione comes in two forms, reduced (G-SH) and oxidized (G-S-S-G). Glutathione is basically reduced under physiological conditions. Glutathione reductase catalyzes the conversion of the two types, and its coenzyme provides NADPH for the by-pass metabolism of pentose phosphate.
Function：
Glutathione can remove free radicals in human cells;
Glutathione can combine toxic substances in the human body and then be removed out of the human body;
Glutathione can activate and protect immune cells and strengthen the immunologic function of the humanbody;
Glutathione can affect the activity of tyrosinase in skin cells, inhibit the generation of melanin and avoid the formation of skin splash;
Glutathione to anti-allergy, or inflammation caused by hypoxemia in patients with systemic or local, can reduce cell damage and promote repairing.
Application：
1.Beauty and personal care:
Cosmetic Ingredients eliminate wrinkles, increase skin elasticity, shrink pores, reduce Pigment, the body has an excellent whitening effect. Glutathione as a major component of cosmetics in Europe and the United States has been welcomed for decades.
2. Food & Beverage:
1, added to the surface products, can play a role in the reduction. Not only to make bread to reduce the time to the original one-half or one-third of a substantial improvement in working conditions, and play a strengthening role in food nutrition and other functions.
2, added to the yogurt and infant food, the equivalent of Vitamin C, can play a role in stabilizing agent.
3, mix it into the fish cake, can prevent the color deepens.
4, added to meat and cheese and other foods, with enhanced flavor effect.
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