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This seemingly small chemical modification brings profound functional changes: the acetylated thiol group is protected from oxidation and enzymatic breakdown, while the overall molecules lipophilicity is significantly enhanced, allowing it to cross biological membranes more easily

This suggests that glutathionylation of one of these cysteine residues may be an intermediate toward the formation of the intermolecular disulfide in isoforms possessing both cysteines

This research was financially supported in part by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31370332), Plan for Scientific Innovation Talent of Henan Province (144200510017), National Key Research and Development Program (2016YFD0101006) and the Ministry of Agriculture of China (2016ZX08009-003)

In summary, both intramuscular and intravenous methods have their uses in B12 therapy