Nano-Micro Lett
Viruses, bacteria, heavy metal toxicity, radiation, certain medications, and even the normal process of aging can all cause free-radical damage to healthy cells and deplete Glutathione
Zhong, H
Clinical & Investigative Medicine
6 There have been studies revealing that metabolites and metabolic enzymes serve as key factors that influence signaling networks by providing molecules that act as energy sources, substrates, co-factors, and signals themselves
As the master antioxidant in the body Glutathione has a range of divers metabolic functions including acting as a free radical scavenger, "recharging" depleted antioxidants back into their active state (Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin A, etc.), maintaining the immune system, supporting protein structures and removing heavy metals such as mercury through the liver