- Antioxidant Support
- Dietary Supplement
N-Acetyl Cysteine is a stable form of the sulfur amino acid L-cysteine, and is a powerful antioxidant. It is also a precursor of glutathione, a major antioxidant. Glutathione is activated by the selenium-containing glutathione peroxidase, one of the most important antioxidant enzymes in the body.
Articles on NAC:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-acetyl_cysteine
http://www.mediadoctor.org.au/content/article.jsp?intArticleID=1439
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23681313-27703,00.html
http://www.mediadoctor.org.au/content/article.jsp?intArticleID=1670
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/07/2619389.htm