SKU: GAZ≥ 99% HPLC
GAZ Immune Blend
Research Compound · Research use only

GAZ Immune BlendGAZ is a three-component aqueous research formulation combining reduced L-glutathione (200 mg/mL), L-ascorbic acid (200 mg/mL), and zinc sulfate (2.5 mg/mL) at a combined 402.5 mg/mL in a 10 mL vial. Supplied for laboratory research on redox chemistry, antioxidant capacity assays, and zinc-dependent enzyme systems. Research use only. Not for human or animal consumption.

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99%+ PurityHPLC · third-party
COA Includedevery lot
USA BasedMidwest Region
For Research Use Only. This product is intended for laboratory and scientific research purposes only. It is not a drug or dietary supplement and is not for human or veterinary consumption. Not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Product Details

GAZ Immune Blend is a three-component aqueous research formulation that pairs the two most widely studied small-molecule antioxidants, reduced L-glutathione and L-ascorbic acid, with the trace mineral zinc in a single ready-to-use liquid. The name comes from its components: Glutathione, Ascorbic acid, and Zinc. Total solute concentration is 402.5 mg/mL, supplied in a 10 mL vial for laboratory research.


Active Ingredients (per mL)


Reduced L-Glutathione (200mg/mL) — A tripeptide of glutamate, cysteine, and glycine, joined through an unusual gamma-glutamyl bond that resists most peptidases. The free thiol on its cysteine residue makes it the principal non-protein thiol in biochemical literature and the reductant behind the GSH/GSSG redox couple, which researchers use as a working index of cellular oxidative state. It is also the characterized cosubstrate of the glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase enzyme families.


L-Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin C (200mg/mL) — A water-soluble six-carbon lactone and a one-electron reductant that is oxidized to dehydroascorbate through the ascorbyl radical. It is the characterized cofactor of the Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate dependent dioxygenases, including the prolyl and lysyl hydroxylases studied in collagen chemistry, and a standard calibrant in FRAP and related antioxidant capacity assays.


Zinc Sulfate (2.5mg/mL) — A soluble source of the Zn2+ ion. Zinc is a structural or catalytic cofactor in several hundred characterized enzymes, including the carbonic anhydrases, alkaline phosphatase, and copper-zinc superoxide dismutase, and it stabilizes the zinc finger domains studied in transcription factor and immunology research.


The three components are biochemically linked rather than simply combined. Glutathione regenerates ascorbate from dehydroascorbate in the reaction sequence described in the literature as the glutathione-ascorbate cycle, so the blend gives researchers both halves of a characterized redox pair in one matrix. Zinc adds a redox-inert metal that binds thiols, which makes the formulation useful for studying metal and thiol interactions, antioxidant regeneration kinetics, oxidative stability, and assay interference from a mixed reducing background.


Disclaimer: GAZ Immune Blend is supplied strictly for research and laboratory use only. This product is not a drug, dietary supplement, or medical device. It is not intended for human or animal consumption, and not for therapeutic, diagnostic, or clinical application. It has not been evaluated by the FDA, and no statement here should be read as a claim to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any condition. All handling should be performed by qualified researchers in accordance with applicable laboratory safety protocols and institutional guidelines.

Frequently Asked Questions About GAZ Immune Blend

Answers summarize published research and are provided for laboratory research purposes only.

GAZ Immune Blend is a three-component aqueous research formulation supplied as a ready-to-use liquid. Per mL it contains reduced L-glutathione 200 mg, L-ascorbic acid (vitamin C) 200 mg, and zinc sulfate 2.5 mg, for a combined concentration of 402.5 mg per mL in a 10 mL vial. The name GAZ stands for Glutathione, Ascorbic acid, and Zinc. Biotech Compounds supplies GAZ Immune Blend for laboratory research.
GAZ Immune Blend is used as a single-matrix reference material for redox chemistry. Laboratories use it in antioxidant capacity assays, studies of antioxidant regeneration kinetics, oxidative stability and forced degradation work, and research on zinc-dependent enzymes and thiol and metal interactions. Because glutathione and ascorbic acid form a characterized redox pair, GAZ Immune Blend lets a researcher work with both halves of that pair without preparing separate solutions.
Reduced L-glutathione is one of the two largest components of GAZ Immune Blend at 200 mg per mL. It is a tripeptide of glutamate, cysteine, and glycine, and biochemical literature describes it as the principal non-protein thiol in cells. The ratio of reduced glutathione (GSH) to oxidized glutathione (GSSG) is widely used in research as an index of oxidative state, and glutathione is the cosubstrate of the glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase enzyme families.
Glutathione and ascorbic acid are linked in a reaction sequence that biochemical literature calls the glutathione-ascorbate cycle. When ascorbic acid donates electrons it is oxidized to dehydroascorbate, and glutathione can reduce dehydroascorbate back to ascorbic acid. Supplying both at 200 mg per mL in GAZ Immune Blend gives researchers a convenient matrix for studying how one antioxidant regenerates another.
L-ascorbic acid, vitamin C, is present in GAZ Immune Blend at 200 mg per mL. It is a water-soluble one-electron reductant and the characterized cofactor of the iron and 2-oxoglutarate dependent dioxygenases, including the prolyl and lysyl hydroxylases studied in collagen chemistry. Researchers also use ascorbic acid as a standard calibrant in FRAP and related antioxidant capacity assays.
Zinc sulfate, at 2.5 mg per mL, supplies the zinc ion, a structural or catalytic cofactor in several hundred characterized enzymes such as the carbonic anhydrases, alkaline phosphatase, and copper-zinc superoxide dismutase. Zinc also stabilizes the zinc finger domains studied in transcription factor and immunology research. Zinc is redox-inert and binds thiols, so in GAZ Immune Blend it lets researchers study metal and thiol interactions alongside the two antioxidants.
The Glutathione product from Biotech Compounds is a single compound supplied as a lyophilized powder that must be reconstituted. GAZ Immune Blend is a pre-made aqueous liquid that combines glutathione with ascorbic acid and zinc sulfate at fixed concentrations. Researchers who need glutathione alone, or want to set their own concentration, generally choose the powder, while GAZ Immune Blend suits work that needs the three-component matrix.
No. GAZ Immune Blend is supplied as a ready-to-use aqueous liquid, with all three components already dissolved at the stated concentrations per mL. Researchers draw aliquots directly from the vial and dilute them into their assay buffer as the method requires. Because the solution contains two strong reducing agents, it can interfere with assays that rely on redox-sensitive dyes, so a matrix blank is recommended.
GAZ Immune Blend should be stored refrigerated at 2 to 8 C and protected from light. Both glutathione and ascorbic acid oxidize on exposure to air, light, and heat, and ascorbic acid degradation can be seen as a faint yellow tint. The vial should be kept tightly closed, aliquoted to limit repeated exposure to air, and used within the timeframe set by the research protocol.
GAZ Immune Blend is supplied in a 10 mL vial at a combined concentration of 402.5 mg per mL. That total is made up of 200 mg per mL reduced L-glutathione, 200 mg per mL L-ascorbic acid, and 2.5 mg per mL zinc sulfate. The fixed ratio of about 80 to 80 to 1 is the same in every lot.
Yes. GAZ Immune Blend from Biotech Compounds is listed at 99 percent plus purity for its components. Each lot is analyzed by an independent third-party laboratory, and the Certificate of Analysis is posted on the product page when the lot is released. Researchers can review the COA for the specific lot of GAZ Immune Blend before using it as a reference material.
No. GAZ Immune Blend is sold by Biotech Compounds strictly as a research material for laboratory research by qualified researchers and research organizations. Purchasers must be 21 years of age or older. GAZ Immune Blend is not a drug, a dietary supplement, or a medical device, has not been evaluated by the FDA, and is not for human or animal consumption.

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