L-Ergothioneine is a natural antioxidant, which can protect cells in the human body and is an important active substance in the body. Natural antioxidants are safe, non-toxic and have become a hot topic of research. As a kind of natural antioxidant, ergothione has entered people's field of vision. It has many physiological functions, such as scavenging free radicals, detoxification, maintaining DNA biosynthesis, normal cell growth and cellular immunity. Ergothionein is a natural molecule that was isolated from the rye ergot fungus and later found in rat red blood cells, liver, and many other animal tissues. Its antioxidant properties may provide compound therapeutic potential, or may be used as a food additive or cosmetic.

L-Ergothioneine has a wide range of applications and market prospects in organ transplantation, cell preservation, medicine, food and beverage, functional food, animal feed, cosmetics and biotechnology. Used as a unique antioxidant: ergothioneine is a highly protective, non-toxic natural antioxidant that is not easily oxidized in water, which allows their concentration in some tissues to reach mmol and activates the cell's natural antioxidant defense system. Among the many antioxidants, ergothione is particularly unique, because ergothione can chelate heavy metal ions, which can make the red blood cells in the body free from free radical damage.

Biological action

L-Ergothioneine is a powerful hypochlorous acid scavenger (HOCl), and while many compounds can react with hypochlorous acid, few react as quickly as ergothionein. a1- antiprotease inhibitors (apis), such as elastase, are particularly sensitive to hypochlorous acid, and physiological concentrations of ergothione are very effective in protecting apis against hypochlorous acid-induced inactivation, since neutrophils are the main source of hypochlorous acid in the body. One of the roles of ergothionein is to protect red blood cells from neutrophils that come from sites of normal function or pathological inflammation.

Application:

L-ergothioneine is a natural molecule isolated from the rye ergot fungus and later found in rat red blood cells and liver, as well as many other animal tissues. Its antioxidant properties could provide the therapeutic potential of the compound, or it could be used as a food additive or cosmetic.