(2S)-2-Azanyl-5-[[(2R)-3-[[(2R)-2-[[(4S)-4-azanyl-5-oxidanyl-5-oxidanylidene-pentanoyl]amino]-3-(2-hydroxy-2-oxoethylamino)-3-oxidanylidene-propyl]disulfanyl]-1-(2-hydroxy-2-oxoethylamino)-1-oxidanylidene-propan-2-yl]amino]-5-oxidanylidene-pentanoic acid
[DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 19.Stern S.T., Bruno M.K., Hennig G.E., Horton R.A., Roberts J.C., Cohen S.D
Once in the intestine, glutathione molecules are surrounded by intestinal enzymes, gamma-glutamyl transpeptidases, which break them down into relatively useless compounds
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It comes from a 2012 Washington State University press release, in which Harding called the molecule absolutely, insanely active and offered the orders-of-magnitude comparison to BDNF (WSU press release, October 2012)
Future studies with specific outcomes, larger sample sizes, different ages, taking into consideration baseline glutathione levels, are needed to better assess treatment outcomes