The reduced flavin is re-oxidised in two steps (via the flavin semiquinone) by reducing the iron atoms in two molecules of a protein that contains iron bound to sulphur (a non-haem iron protein, so called because unlike the cytochromes, it contains bound iron that is not in a haem ring)
However, observational studies suggest that whilst acute toxicity remains exceptionally rare, sustained very high levels of B12particularly from supplements or injectionsmay be associated with certain health concerns, though these are correlations rather than proven causal relationships
It is generally well tolerated
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When you swallow a standard glutathione tablet, it must survive the highly acidic environment of the stomach and the enzymatic gauntlet of the digestive tract
A thiamine/H+ Antiport mechanism for thiamine entry into brush border membrane vesicles from rat small intestine