Mycothiol‐dependent mycobacterial response to oxidative stress
- 21 April 2006
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 580 (11), 2712-2716
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2006.04.026
Abstract
The effect of exogenous oxidative stress on mycothiol (MSH) levels and redox balance was investigated in mycobacteria. Both the thiol-specific oxidant diamide and hydrogen peroxide induced up to 75% depletion of MSH to form the disulfide form, mycothione (MSSM), in Mycobacterium bovis BCG. In comparison, Mycobacterium smegmatis, a saprophytic mycobacterium, displays a greater tolerance towards these oxidants, reflected by the lack of fluxes in MSH levels and redox ratios upon oxidative stress treatments. The basal ratio of MSH to MSSM was established to be 50:1 in M. bovis BCG and 200:1 in M. smegmatisKeywords
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