When a generalized and severe stage of inflammation is achieved, patients may develop sepsis, a life-threatening condition [124]
Early work in Paul Talalays lab at Johns Hopkins identified NQO1 as a key and highly responsive Phase 2 enzyme, the measurement of which has been a reliable and highly predictive indicator of the cytoprotective potential of both natural and synthetic compounds [78]
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These enzymes achieve this by catalyzing the nucleophilic attack of the thiol group of glutathione on electrophilic centers of various substrates
The anti-catabolic effects prove most valuable during dieting phases