Previous reports indicate, that sea urchins in general, have a high cysteine content, which serves various important roles including: (1) reinforcing intermolecular disulphide bonds, for maintaining protein structure 55 , (2) binding sites for heavy metals, supporting detoxification processes 56 , (3) regulating osmotic pressure by enhancing taurine synthesis 27 and (4) maintaining the redox state and supports antioxidant functions 57,58,59
Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant used in the treatment of many health problems
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