Description

Structure and Function

• Tripeptide Composition: Built from glutamate, cysteine, and glycine, featuring an atypical peptide linkage through the glutamate side chain.
• Master Antioxidant: Neutralizes reactive oxygen species and recycles other essential antioxidants like vitamins C and E.
• Cellular Defense: Found in nearly all cells, with high concentrations in the liver, helping clear toxins and maintain redox balance.
• Detoxification: Serves as a required substrate for enzymes like glutathione S-transferases to process and excrete metabolic waste and pollutants.
• Skin Brightening: Inhibits tyrosinase, the rate-limiting enzyme involved in melanin production.