Произведено Douglas Laboratories

L-Glutathione Plus from Douglas Labs provides 150 mg of reduced L-glutathione and 50 mg of N-Acetyl L-Cysteine in a specially formulated lozenge to provide antioxidant support. Glutathione is a naturally-occurring tripeptide of L-cysteine, L-glutamate and L-glycine. Glutathione is the essential co-substrate for two major antioxidant enzymes in the body; glutathione peroxidase and glutathione reductase. As such, glutathione offers one mechanism for scavenging toxic free radicals. Glutathione enters the blood and other extracellular compartments where it exerts much of its beneficial antioxidant effects. N-Acetyl L-cysteine (NAC) is a precursor for the sulfur amino acid cysteine, and cysteine is used by the body to synthesize glutathione. In contrast to glutathione, NAC is efficiently transported into the cell where it is readily converted to L-cysteine for glutathione synthesis. NAC is well absorbed, and unlike L cysteine, is virtually non-toxic. NAC is recognized as a highly effective means of increasing intracellular glutathione stores. Aside from providing cysteine as a glutathione precursor, NAC also appears to have antioxidant properties by itself, and is a valuable sulfur donor for various metabolic needs.