For another perspective on the molecule itself, see Understanding How Glutathione Works in Our Body
Taurine is an amino acid that helps mitochondrial energy production, acts as an antioxidant, balances calcium in cells, interacts with bile acids, and is neuroprotective
Our study has important implications for our understanding of enzymatically active and inactive glutaredoxins and could be useful for the design and optimization of artificial glutaredoxins, glutaredoxin-coupled fluorescent redox sensors and transition-state inhibitors
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The reduction of dehydroascorbate may be non-enzymatic or catalysed by proteins with dehydroascorbate reductase activity, such as glutathione S -transferase omega 1 or glutaredoxins
Dias GF, Bonan NB, Steiner TM, Tozoni SS, Rodrigues S, Nakao LS, et al