REVIEW: Glutathione in Bacteria

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G. V. Smirnova^* and O. N. Oktyabrsky

Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Goleva 13, 614081 Perm, Russia; fax: (3422) 446-711; E-mail: smirnova@iegm.ru

^* To whom correspondence should be addressed.

Received December 1, 2004; Revision received January 11, 2005

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Glutathione metabolism and its role in vital functions of bacterial cells are considered, as well as common features and differences between the functions of glutathione in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Particular attention is given to the recent data for the role of glutathione in bacterial redox-regulation and adaptation to stresses.

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KEY WORDS: glutathione, bacteria, redox-regulation, stresses

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