This programme is linked to the KEGG online database ( and uses the number of metabolites identified from each pathway and their relative abundances to predict which metabolic pathway is likely to be active in the cell
Over time, this may contribute to the depletion of glutathione stores as the body works harder to neutralise free radicals and environmental toxins
Mahima Rahal A, Deb R, Latheef SK, Samad HA, Tiwari R, Verma AK, Kumar A, Dhama K (2012) Immunomodulatory and therapeutic potentials of herbal, traditional/indigenous and ethnoveterinary medicines
But it doesnt stop there
It is accepted that an excessive burden of ROS may lead to abnormal cell growth, corresponding changes in intracellular homeostasis and damage to important components of in the cell when the antioxidant defense and/or DNA repair mechanisms cannot balance the excess oxidants [29]