MECHANISM OF ACTION
Glutathione is a small three-part molecule your body makes in almost every cell. Its job is to neutralise free radicals, damaging molecules that build up from stress, pollution, illness, and ageing. It also helps the liver break down toxins and recharges antioxidant vitamins like C and E so they can keep working. The problem with taking glutathione as a pill: your gut breaks it apart before it can be absorbed. This means oral supplements have very limited effect. Injecting it bypasses this problem entirely and raises glutathione levels directly in the blood and cells. That's why injectable formats are the ones studied in research settings for detoxification and anti-ageing protocols.
RESEARCH APPLICATIONS
- Oxidative stress research
- Redox balance studies
- Tyrosinase pathway research
- Comparative bioavailability research
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
Route affects measurable levels
1992Studies report oral glutathione is largely broken down before absorption, which is why research on bioavailability compares delivery routes. Research observations only.
Ref: Witschi et al., Eur J Clin Pharmacol
RESEARCH PROTOCOL NOTES
Chemical Identity
Sequence
γ-Glu-Cys-Gly
Storage & Stability
Lyophilised: -20°C, 24 months. Reconstituted: use within 2 hours (no preservative) or 24 hours with bacteriostatic water. Highly susceptible to oxidation - reduced (GSH) form converts to GSSG rapidly in air.
Regulatory Status
Unscheduled in South Africa. Supplied for laboratory and research use only. Not a registered medicine, not evaluated by SAHPRA, not for human consumption. Not WADA prohibited.
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