Occurrence of glutathione in bacteria
1978; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 133; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1128/jb.133.3.1126-1129.1978
ISSN1098-5530
AutoresRobert C. Fahey, W. Carson Brown, William M. Adams, M B Worsham,
Tópico(s)Redox biology and oxidative stress
ResumoGlutathione and soluble thiol content were examined in a broad spectrum of bacteria. Significant soluble thiol was present in all cases. The thiol compound was glutathione in most of the gram-negative bacteria but not in most of the gram-positive bacteria studied. Glutathione was absent in four anerobes and one microaerophile but was present in a blue-green bacterium. The glutathione content of Escherichia coli increased significantly during transition from exponential to stationary phase.
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