Glutathione is such a critical soldier in our line of defense that our bodies make it themselves. We even have mechanisms that recycle and reuse it. But what happens when our toxic Apoptosis and glutathione: beyond an antioxidant Cell Death & Differentiation Glutathione is nicknamed the master antioxidant because it is the most abundant, body produced (endogenous) antioxidant found in every cell, essential for neutralizing free radicals, recycling other antioxidants (like Vitamin C and E), The Rockefeller University How the antioxidant glutathione keeps mitochondria healthy Glutathione, often called the body's master antioxidant, actually depends on ascorbyl palmitate the fat soluble form of vitamin C to stay active and effective. While glutathione neutralizes free radicals inside cells,