Component
Garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free thiol assays
Garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free thiol assays. Interpret through the linked study species, preparation, exposure and measured endpoint.
4 recorded relationships. Experimental role, claim status and evidence remain attached to each record.
How nutrients influence it
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Other things that act on it
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What it does
Every recorded relationship this component is part of, grouped by its role. Plain wording comes first; the technical statement follows.
What acts on it
The tested thiol glutathione supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
- experimental_condition
- Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
- experimental_condition
- Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · GSH Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
- experimental_contrast
- {"intervention": "glutathione plus garlic juice", "comparator": "Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol", "endpoint": "The tested thiol glutathione supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "glutathione", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
- experimental_model
- Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- Alternative thiols are not equivalent in rate/yield. NAC directly participates, so it is not a selective intracellular-GSH manipulation.
- plain_language
- The tested thiol glutathione supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
- primary_references
- Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 81-81; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 81–81
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source
**Alternative thiols and the vascular null.** GSH, cysteine, homocysteine, and NAC each supported garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free assays. In rat aortic rings, added GSH aided detectable sulfide production, but its omission did not significantly alter the tested polysulfide-induced relaxation. Membrane and intracellular thiols therefore matter alongside the added reagent. NAC is a direct participant in this chemistry, not a selective way to raise cellular GSH. Results in deoxygenated red-cell assays and oxygen-controlled rat vessels are not human oral pharmacokinetics. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe tested thiol homocysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
- experimental_condition
- Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
- experimental_condition
- Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Homocysteine Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
- experimental_contrast
- {"intervention": "homocysteine plus garlic juice", "comparator": "Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol", "endpoint": "The tested thiol homocysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "homocysteine", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
- experimental_model
- Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- Alternative thiols are not equivalent in rate/yield. NAC directly participates, so it is not a selective intracellular-GSH manipulation.
- plain_language
- The tested thiol homocysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
- primary_references
- Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 81-81; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 81–81
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source
**Alternative thiols and the vascular null.** GSH, cysteine, homocysteine, and NAC each supported garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free assays. In rat aortic rings, added GSH aided detectable sulfide production, but its omission did not significantly alter the tested polysulfide-induced relaxation. Membrane and intracellular thiols therefore matter alongside the added reagent. NAC is a direct participant in this chemistry, not a selective way to raise cellular GSH. Results in deoxygenated red-cell assays and oxygen-controlled rat vessels are not human oral pharmacokinetics. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe tested thiol l-cysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
- experimental_condition
- Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
- experimental_condition
- Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · L-Cysteine Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
- experimental_contrast
- {"intervention": "l-cysteine plus garlic juice", "comparator": "Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol", "endpoint": "The tested thiol l-cysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "l-cysteine", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
- experimental_model
- Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- Alternative thiols are not equivalent in rate/yield. NAC directly participates, so it is not a selective intracellular-GSH manipulation.
- plain_language
- The tested thiol l-cysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
- primary_references
- Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 81-81; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 81–81
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source
**Alternative thiols and the vascular null.** GSH, cysteine, homocysteine, and NAC each supported garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free assays. In rat aortic rings, added GSH aided detectable sulfide production, but its omission did not significantly alter the tested polysulfide-induced relaxation. Membrane and intracellular thiols therefore matter alongside the added reagent. NAC is a direct participant in this chemistry, not a selective way to raise cellular GSH. Results in deoxygenated red-cell assays and oxygen-controlled rat vessels are not human oral pharmacokinetics. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
Complete structured claim and evidenceThe tested thiol n-acetylcysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary full text available; selected claim-relevant methods, results, tables/figures and limitations reviewed. Supplemental proteome and all secondary findings are not exhaustively extracted.
- experimental_condition
- Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · Garlic juice tested in the 2007 erythrocyte and vessel study Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
- experimental_condition
- Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol present · N-Acetyl-L-cysteine Condition belongs to the full experimental contrast; do not separate a joint intervention.
- experimental_contrast
- {"intervention": "n-acetylcysteine plus garlic juice", "comparator": "Garlic juice in buffer without reducing thiol", "endpoint": "The tested thiol n-acetylcysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.", "effect_direction": "increase", "combination": "joint", "conditions": [{"entity_slug": "n-acetylcysteine", "state": "present"}, {"entity_slug": "garlic-juice-benavides-2007", "state": "present"}]} Explicit extracted experimental comparison; source-derived draft.
- experimental_model
- Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay.
- interpretation_status
- Source-derived extraction of a fact-checked reference; access is explicit, not independent raw-data verification.
- limitations
- Alternative thiols are not equivalent in rate/yield. NAC directly participates, so it is not a selective intracellular-GSH manipulation.
- plain_language
- The tested thiol n-acetylcysteine supported sulfide generation with garlic juice in a cell-free assay.
- primary_references
- Hydrogen sulfide mediates the vasoactivity of garlic. | 2007 | DOI 10.1073/pnas.0705710104 | PMID 17951430 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17951430/ | https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/ | https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0705710104
- source_locator
- Reviewed reference lines 81-81; exact primary location described in quoted passage where extracted.
Allicin: detailed mechanisms of action (reviewed 5 October 2026) · lines 81–81
Original AI-assisted review of primary studies and, where relevant, official regulatory records. Access level is retained per claim. Corrections, null results and unresolved questions remain explicit. Not publisher full text or independent replication. · supports · Cell-free 2 mM thiol with garlic juice; pH 7.35, 37 C, low-oxygen assay. · Recorded from source · Recorded from source
**Alternative thiols and the vascular null.** GSH, cysteine, homocysteine, and NAC each supported garlic-associated sulfide generation in cell-free assays. In rat aortic rings, added GSH aided detectable sulfide production, but its omission did not significantly alter the tested polysulfide-induced relaxation. Membrane and intracellular thiols therefore matter alongside the added reagent. NAC is a direct participant in this chemistry, not a selective way to raise cellular GSH. Results in deoxygenated red-cell assays and oxygen-controlled rat vessels are not human oral pharmacokinetics. [Benavides 2007](https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2084282/)
Complete structured claim and evidence
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