Synthesis of gamma-glutamylcysteine as a major low-molecular-weight thiol in lactic acid bacteria Leuconostoc spp.
- Authors
- Kim, Eun-Kyoung; Cha, Chang-Jun; Cho, Yong-Joon; Cho, Yoo-Bok; Roe, Jung-Hye
- Issue Date
- May-2008
- Publisher
- ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
- Keywords
- gamma-glutamylcysteine; lactic acid bacteria; low-molecular-weight thiol; oxidative stress
- Citation
- BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS, v.369, no.4, pp 1047 - 1051
- Pages
- 5
- Journal Title
- BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
- Volume
- 369
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 1047
- End Page
- 1051
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/23746
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.02.139
- ISSN
- 0006-291X
1090-2104
- Abstract
- Some members of lactic acid bacteria are known to synthesize glutathione (GSH) or to import it from growth medium, whereas others are not. Analysis of the genome sequences of several Leuconostoc spp. indicate the presence of the gene gshA that encodes gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase, but not the gene gshB encoding glutathione synthetase. We report here that, in cells of Leuconostoc kimchii and Leuconostoc mesenteroides, gamma-glutamylcysteine (gamma-GC) is present in large amount, whereas GSH is not detectable. The level of gamma-GC was higher at the stationary phase than at the exponential phase. Expression of the gshA gene in Leuconostoc spp. analyzed by S1 mapping showed the increased mRNA level upon hydrogen peroxide treatment. From high-resolution SI mapping, the transcriptional start site was mapped and the putative promoter elements were suggested. This work suggests that gamma-GC has a significant role in Leuconostoc spp. as the major low-molecular-weight thiol. (C) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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