title: Glutathione in bacteria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Ecology and Genetics of Microorganisms, Ural Division of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Perm, 614081, Russia. smirnova@iegm.ru
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Smirnova
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Oktyabrsky
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D005978:Glutathione; D011188:Potassium