The cysteine thiol donates an electron to neutralize free radicals (ROS, reactive oxygen species)
Less is known about glutathiones use as a general supplement, although it has been evaluated by the FDA for AIDS-related weight loss
Archived from the original on 27 September 2013
Xu B, Yang M, Li Z, Zhang Y, Jiang Z, Guan S, Jiang D
After thorough washing in 20 mM HEPES at pH 8, cells were air-dried onto poly-L-lysine (PLL)-coated coverslips and submerged in 70% ethanol at 25 C for 30 minutes for fixation
Unlike mitochondria or cytosol, plastids do not contain an effective alternative system for GSSG reduction to compensate for the lack of GR activity and there is no effective GSSG export from the plastids to the cytosol