Their ability to carry diverse biomolecules, including proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids, enables them to act as intercellular messengers coordinating metabolic processes across various cell types
Sterile handling Plan bacteriostatic water, alcohol swabs, sterile syringes, cold storage, and sharps disposal before reconstitution
What NAPQI does: Directly binds to and damages cellular proteins Depletes glutathione rapidly Generates oxidative stress which damages DNA Triggers cell death Damages mitochondria, disrupting energy production NAPQI crosses the placenta and depletes fetal brain glutathione at doses below those causing maternal liver toxicity
Rajah R, Valentinis B, Cohen P
It is effective against Candida species and is both fungistatic and fungicidal, depending on the concentration
255 Methionine adenosyl-transferase 1 (MAT1) synthesizes SAM in the liver