Amino acids are crucial for more than just neurotransmitters. They are essential for protein synthesis, glutathione production, mTOR stimulation for healing, dopamine production, and GI tissue repair. Molecular characterization of dopamine derived quinones reactivity toward NADH and glutathione: Implications for mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson disease ScienceDirect Dopamine Oxidation and Autophagy Muoz 2012 Parkinson's Disease Wiley Online Library Inhibition of Respiratory Growth and Survival in Yeast by Dopamine and Counteraction with Ascorbate or Glutathione Ian G. Macreadie, Nick Bartone, Lindsay Sparrow, 2010 pH Dependent Oxidase and Hydrolase Mimicking Activity of Nanoceria and Its Composite with Nitrogen Doped Carbon Quantum Dots for Sensitive Detection of Dopamine, Glutathione, and Methyl Paraoxon ACS Chemical Neuroscience You've probably heard of antioxidants, but did you know that glutathione is one of the MOST powerful ones your body makes? It's working 24 7 to detoxify your cells, protect against oxidative stress,