Ophthalmic acid is a metabolite made by all organisms. Since its discovery in 1956, it was assumed to be an accidentally produced metabolite without a function. Turns out, it's a regulator of the most important anti-oxidant in nature; glutathione.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

original posted by YoeriValentin to r/science on Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:20:25 GMT.

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