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L-Glutathione Reduced GSH

Name:L-Glutathione Reduced,GSH,L-Glutathione Reduced Peptide,Glutathione,Reduced Glutathione

Appearance:white crystalline powder

Source:Yeast fermentation

Specification:50%,98%

CAS No.:70-18-8

EINECS:200-725-4

MF:C10H17N3O6S

Molecular Weight:307.3235

Molecular Structure of L-Glutathione

Description of L-Glutathione Reduced GSH

L-Glutathione Reduced (GSH) is a tripeptide which consists of glutamic acid, cysteine, and glycin. And it comprises a major portion of cellular nonprotein thiols, plays a central role in a diverse group of cell metabolic functions.

Glutathione is soluble in water, dil alcohol, liq ammonia, dimethylformamide, not in grain alcohol, aether and acetone. Its solid is relative stable. And its solution is easily oxidized in the air. Two molecules also the lively reduced glutathione-condensation of the disulfide bonds, are oxidized glutathione (GSSG).

Glutathione is widely applied to food, pharmaceutical, cosmetic and other fields.

Yeast extract L-Glutathione via microbe fermentation, separation,purification and other modern bioengineering techniques.

Function of L-Glutathione Reduced GSH

1.Antioxidant and free radical scavenger:

Glutathione plays a central protective role against the damaging effects of bacteria, viruses, pollutants and free radicals.

2.Enhancing the immune system:

Body' s immune activity, involving unimpeded multiplication of lymphocytes and   antibody production, requires maintenance of normal levels of glutathione inside the lymphocytes.

3.Skin whitening:

Dermatologists prescribe Glutathione for its only side effect: whitening of dark skin. People with darker skin tone report that taking Glutathione capsules along with vitamin C for three to six months or more actually lightens the color of their skin.

4.Regulator of other antioxidants:

Without glutathione, other important antioxidants such as vitamins C and E cannot do their job adequately to protect your body against disease.

5.Detoxifying agent:

Another major function of glutathione is in the detoxification of foreign chemical compounds such as carcinogens and harmful metabolites.

Application of L-Glutathione Reduced GSH

1.Glutathione role of clinical treatment and prevention:

Under pathological conditions when endogenous GSH reduction, timely exogenous GSH has become to be. Exogenous GSH supplement can prevent and treat related diseases, maintain a healthy body.

(1) radiation sickness and radiation safety: radiation, radioactive substances or because of leukopenia caused by anticancer drugs and other symptoms can play a protective effect.

(2) to protect the liver, detoxification, inactivation of hormones, and to promote bile acid metabolism and help absorb fat and fat-soluble vitamins digestive tract.

(3) anti-allergy, or inflammation caused by hypoxemia in patients with systemic or local, can reduce cell damage and promote repair.

(4) to improve the course of certain diseases and symptoms as adjuvant drugs. Such as: hepatitis, hemolytic disease, and keratitis, cataract and retinal diseases, such as eye disease and improve vision.

(5) easy to speed up the metabolism of acids in the excretion of free radicals, which play a beauty skin care, anti-aging effect.

2.Food additives

(1) added to pasta, to make manufacturers reduce the time of bread to the original one-half or one third, and serve to strengthen the role of food nutrition and other features.

(2) to add to the yogurt and baby food, the equivalent of vitamin C, can play a stabilizing agent.

(3) in its mix to the surimi to prevent color deepened.

(4) to the meat and cheese and other foods, have enhanced the effect of flavor.

3.Beauty products

Prevent the infiltration of Los tyrosinase in order to achieve the purpose of inhibiting melanin formation. On eliminate wrinkles, increase skin elasticity, shrink pores, lighten pigment, the body has an excellent whitening effect.

Glutathione as the main ingredient in cosmetic products in Europe and the United States was welcomed by the decades.