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Recycle your burden of oxidized glutathione

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Why oxidized glutathione matters

Oxidized glutathione (GSSG) is the disulfide form of the antioxidant glutathione (GSH). It plays a role in maintaining the redox balance within cells. GSSG can act as a reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) scavenger, but it can also exert inhibitory effects on certain enzymes, including SAM synthetase.

The inhibition of SAM synthetase by GSSG occurs due to the disulfide bond present in GSSG. The disulfide bond can react with and modify critical cysteine residues within the active site of SAM synthetase, thereby disrupting its enzymatic activity.

This inhibition can have significant consequences since SAM is involved in numerous methylation reactions that are essential for cellular processes, including DNA and protein methylation, neurotransmitter synthesis, and detoxification reactions. Impairment of SAM synthetase activity can disrupt these processes and have a broad impact on cellular function.

Support of your cellular processes to convert GSSG to GSH reduces the methylation inhibiting oxidized glutathione burden and provides new glutathione for use.

Taking, making and recycling glutathione

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Sodium Thiosulfate Rescue of Mycotoxins

YearStudyEvidence of benefit
1987Fanelli et al.: Factors Related to Aflatoxin BiosynthesisSTS significantly inhibited aflatoxin production in Aspergillus cultures. Also inhibited production of several aflatoxin precursors.
1995Karagezian et al.: Zearalenone, Brain Mitochondria and ErythrocytesInvestigated STS effects on zearalenone-induced mitochondrial membrane abnormalities, lipid peroxidation, and erythrocyte susceptibility to oxidative damage in rats. The indexed record does not provide quantitative outcomes.
1997Karagezian et al.: Zearalenone and Rat LymphocytesInvestigated STS correction of zearalenone-induced abnormalities in phospholipid metabolism and free-radical lipid oxidation in rat lymphocytes.
2000Karagezian: Zearalenone and Membrane PhospholipidsSTS administered intraperitoneally within 1 to 2 hours after zearalenone exposure reportedly normalized abnormalities in rat lymphocyte membrane phospholipid metabolism and lipid peroxidation.
2002Karagyozyan: STS as an Antioxidant in Experimental Zearalenone PoisoningSTS reportedly normalized phospholipid metabolism in brain mitochondrial and microsomal membranes following zearalenone exposure. Pretreatment reportedly prevented measured membrane abnormalities.

STS: sodium thiosulfate.