Component

Erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity

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What acts on it

  1. Marginally B2-deficient subjects had lower erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity than controls across the study comparison.

    Experimental context and source evidence
    availability_state
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.
    cross_nutrient
    B2 supports a component of glutathione recycling; this is not proof of universal glutathione exhaustion.
    experimental_model
    Erythrocytes from marginally riboflavin-deficient people and controls separated into nine density fractions.
    exposure
    Red-cell age-fraction enzyme/cofactor assays, glutathione, hemoglobin species and peroxide susceptibility; observational comparison.
    limitations
    Observational age-fraction study; reduced glutathione itself was not among the significant between-group differences.
    nutrient_topic
    Riboflavin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
    organism
    Homo sapiens
    plain_language
    A B2-dependent recycling enzyme was less active in red cells from the deficient group.
    primary_references
    [b2-powers1981] Riboflavin deficiency in man: effects on haemoglobin and reduced glutathione in erythrocytes of different ages (1981). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7284295/ DOI: 10.1079/bjn19810031
    tissue_or_cell_type
    Human clinical setting
    trigger_kind
    nutrient_deficiency Imported condition classification; unverified.

    Riboflavin: mechanisms, deficiency and nutrient interactions (2026-09-17) · lines 1692–1703

    AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Erythrocytes from marginally riboflavin-deficient people and controls separated into nine density fractions. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft

    ### b2-deficiency-redcell-gsr Marginally B2-deficient subjects had lower erythrocyte glutathione reductase activity than controls across the study comparison. Condition category: nutrient_deficiency nutrient_topic: Riboflavin research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A B2-dependent recycling enzyme was less active in red cells from the deficient group. organism: Homo sapiens tissue_or_cell_type: Human clinical setting experimental_model: Erythrocytes from marginally riboflavin-deficient people and controls separated into nine density fractions. limitations: Observational age-fraction study; reduced glutathione itself was not among the significant between-group differences. exposure: Red-cell age-fraction enzyme/cofactor assays, glutathione, hemoglobin species and peroxide susceptibility; observational comparison. cross_nutrient: B2 supports a component of glutathione recycling; this is not proof of universal glutathione exhaustion. [b2-powers1981] Riboflavin deficiency in man: effects on haemoglobin and reduced glutathione in erythrocytes of different ages (1981). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7284295/ DOI: 10.1079/bjn19810031
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