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It is vital for protein synthesis and acts as an energy source for intestinal cells
Full safety guide: Is Glutathione Safe for Diabetics
15 Being a powerful antioxidant, glutathione plays a critical role in several metabolic pathways: DNA and protein synthesis, amino acid transport, enzyme activation, immune system function, scavenging free radicals eg hydrogen peroxide, cofactor in Phase I cytochrome P450 enzyme-mediated detoxification, amino acid translocation across cell membranes, detoxification of xenobiotics, maintenance of sulfhydryl groups of proteins, mitochondrial function and maintenance of mitochondrial DNA, catalysis of exchange reactions and many more