Glutathione (GSH) yog ib qho tripeptide uas muaj glutamic acid, cysteine, thiab glycine, muaj ib pab pawg sulfhydryl. Nws muaj antioxidant thiab detoxification zog. Cov pab pawg sulfhydryl ntawm cysteine yog cov pab pawg nquag ntawm glutathione (li no tus tsiaj ntawv G-SH), uas tau yooj yim khi rau qee yam tshuaj (xws li acetaminophen) thiab co toxins (xws li dawb radicals, iodoacetic acid, mustard gas, thiab cov hlau hnyav xws li lead, mercury, thiab exacerbate). Yog li, glutathione (tshwj xeeb tshaj yog glutathione hauv daim siab hlwb) tuaj yeem koom nrog biotransformation, hloov cov co toxins hauv lub cev mus rau hauv cov khoom tsis zoo rau kev tso tawm. Glutathione kuj pab tswj kev ua haujlwm ntawm lub cev tsis muaj zog.
Glutathione pab tswj lub cev ua haujlwm ntawm lub cev tiv thaiv kab mob thiab muaj cov tshuaj tua kab mob antioxidant thiab detoxification. Cov pab pawg sulfhydryl ntawm cysteine yog nws cov pab pawg ua haujlwm (li no tus tsiaj ntawv G-SH), uas tau yooj yim khi rau qee yam tshuaj thiab co toxins, muab cov nyhuv detoxification. Glutathione tuaj yeem siv tsis yog hauv cov chaw muag tshuaj nkaus xwb tab sis kuj yog lub hauv paus rau cov khoom noj khoom haus, thiab siv dav hauv cov khoom noj khoom haus kom ncua kev laus, txhim kho kev tiv thaiv, thiab lwm yam.