A well-functioning methylation cycle generates the amino acid cysteine, which you can read more about here
Decreased levels of glutathione, the major brain antioxidant, in post-mortem prefrontal cortex from patients with psychiatric disorders
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By promoting detoxification, glutathione helps maintain the proper functioning of vital organs like the liver and kidneys, which are responsible for filtering and eliminating waste products from the bloodstream
Glucose metabolism via the PPP is essential for the generation of NADPH that is required for reductive biosynthetic reactions such as those of cholesterol biosynthesis, bile acid synthesis, steroid hormone biosynthesis, and fatty acid synthesis