Glutathione in Health and Disease

• Other Authors: Erkekoglu, Pinar (Editor), Kocer-Gumusel, Belma (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: IntechOpen 2018
• Subjects: Molecular biology; diabetes, immune system, immune response, polymorphism, hiv-1, central nervous system
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Reduced glutathione (GSH) is the most important thiol in living organisms. It is the key component of antioxidant system and serves as a free radical scavenger. There is a cycle of GSH in biological systems and this cycle provides higher intracellular levels of GSH. GSH depletion and apparent oxidat...