| Literature DB >> 18719892 |
Todd Johnson1, Gerald L Newton, Robert C Fahey, Mamta Rawat.
Abstract
Most Actinobacteria produce mycothiol as the major thiol. In addition to mycothiol Rhodococcus AD45 generates a substantial level of glutathione possibly using genes acquired in a lateral transfer. Instead of mycothiol, Rubrobacter radiotolerans and Rubrobacter xylanophilus produce glutathione, whose synthesis appears to involve enzymes substantially different from those in other organisms.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18719892 PMCID: PMC2605195 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-008-0423-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Microbiol ISSN: 0302-8933 Impact factor: 2.552