Unknown “vitamin ET” in Mushrooms fights free radicals

Unknown “vitamin ET” in Mushrooms fights free radicals

American and British researchers simultaneously discovered, isolated and named cobalamin or vitamin B12 in 1948. Since then, no more news about new vitamins. However, Johns Hopkins University studied the unusual amino acid “ergothioneine” (ET) in deeper detail and it showed up an interesting update (1). Ergothioneine could be a new vitamin due its characteristics and…