Ergothioneine, recent developments

作者：Irwin K. Cheah, Barry Halliwell · 发表于：Redox Biology · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1016/j.redox.2021.101868 · 被引用次数：199 · 研究领域：Fungal Biology and Applications、Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds、Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies

There has been a recent surge of interest in the unique low molecular weight dietary thiol/thione, ergothioneine. This compound can accumulate at high levels in the body from diet and may play important physiological roles in human health and development, and possibly in prevention and treatment of disease. Blood levels of ergothioneine decline with age and onset of various diseases. Here we highlight recent advances in our knowledge of ergothioneine.