This detoxification process is largely supported by glutathione
Glucose-6 phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), also called the housekeeping gene, is an enzyme that protects your red blood cells against oxidative stress and related damage ( Oxidative stress results from the accumulation of harmful free radicals, which are common byproducts of metabolism, in your body ( G6PD is broken down via the pentose phosphate pathway a metabolic process that creates the building blocks for DNA and generates the antioxidant compound glutathione ( Glutathione is an important antioxidant, a compound that guards your cells against damage from free radicals and oxidative stress
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Reichardt N., Gniechwitz D., Steinhart H., Bunzel M., and Blaut M
It is not known if this could occur in humans
The Role of Estrogens in Control of Energy Balance and Glucose Homeostasis