To replenish glutathione directly and quickly without taxing the body's own production, it can be taken through the diet or as a supplement
But oral supplements only deliver about 20% absorption due to digestive breakdown
Over expression of the glutathione S-transferase gene from Pyrus pyrifolia fruit improves tolerance to abiotic stress in transgenic tobacco plants
Glutathione is a powerful molecule with antioxidant action that plays a leading role in the body's defense against oxidative stress and the action of free radicals and is able to protect hepatocytes from toxic molecules that could cause liver damage
Sources: Harvard Health Publishing National Academy of Medicine The StayWell Company, LLC U.S
Furthermore, chitosan can interact with specific receptors, triggering the activation of defense genes, a process that mirrors the function of plant defense elicitors (du Jardin, 2015