Whey protein isolate

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-017558",
  "term": "Whey protein isolate",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A biologically active, cystine-rich, whey-based protein isolate. Whey protein isolate is broken down in the body into cystine and glutamylcystine, which travel safely in the blood stream, upon cell entry, deliver a sustained amount of free cysteine to the cells. The available cysteine allows cells to synthesize glutathione (GSH), a tripeptide containing amino acids glycine, glutamate and cysteine, thereby maintaining and increasing intracellular GSH concentrations. GSH plays a major role as an antioxidant, thereby protecting cells from oxidative damage due to harmful substances such as free radicals and reactive oxygen compounds.",
  "synonyms": [
    "milk serum protein isolate",
    "undenatured bioactive whey protein derivative"
  ],
  "references": [
    "National Cancer Institute Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/whey-protein-isolate/"
}