Gluthanol
Gluthanol™ is a proprietary blend of N-acetylcysteine, L-glycine, L-glutamine and alpha-lipoic acid. Three of the four supply the building blocks cartilage cells make glutathione from, and alpha-lipoic acid helps cells use cysteine and recycle antioxidants.
Also called Gluthanol™.
Each of the three building blocks maps to one part of the glutathione molecule: N-acetylcysteine supplies cysteine, L-glycine supplies glycine, and L-glutamine supplies glutamate. The fourth ingredient, alpha-lipoic acid, helps cells use cysteine and recycle antioxidants. It is a precursor approach: the ingredients are what cells make their own glutathione from, rather than glutathione itself.
Gluthanol™ was developed in New Zealand by researchers at Koru Nutrition. It is the Nourish technology in a 3-in-1 joint system, alongside MMP13 Cartilage Technology™ (Soothe).
The research cited in this glossary looked at these ingredients on their own, or at glycine and NAC together as GlyNAC. None of it tested the Gluthanol™ blend.
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