Glutathione synthesis depends on: Cysteine Glycine Glutamate Adequate dietary protein Selenium Magnesium B vitamins N-acetylcysteine, or NAC, provides cysteine, which can be rate-limiting for glutathione production
However, this limitation does not fully prevent its clinical utility as a glutathione precursor: once deacetylated cysteine reaches target cells, intracellular synthesis proceeds effectively
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The CU suffix denotes its association with a copper (II) ion, which the peptide binds with high affinity through the imidazole group of histidine and the amino-terminal amine
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