Upon its efflux from cells, oxidised glutathione is exposed to the sequential action of enzymes located on the external face of the cell membrane: -glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) generates glutamate 94 and the cysteinylglycine dipeptide, which is degraded by dipeptidases such as aminopeptidase N (APN), thereby releasing cysteine and glycine
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The gut microbiota also plays a significant role in late-phase oral NR metabolism (3 h post-administration), which is converted to NAM by the enzyme BST1, and then deamidated into NA by microbes, allowing PreissHandler synthesis by capable tissues 127
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