glutamine precursor to glutathione Vs Glutamine plays an essential role

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Glutathione is a tripeptidei.e., a tiny proteincomposed of three amino acids: cysteine, glycine, and glutamic acid (or glutamate)

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It is involved in the metabolism of toxins and carcinogens, DNA synthesis and repair, protein and prostaglandin synthesis, amino acid transport, immune system function, prevention of oxidative cell damage, and enzyme activation

Th17 cells UA has been discovered to directly foster Th17 differentiation

Supplements can contain up to 1,000 times more alpha-lipoic acid than foods (3)