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Indeed, halobacteria contain millimolar levels of γ-Glu-Cys, but do not convert it further to GSH [ 2].
Aerobic organisms produce intracellular thiols such as glutathione (GSH), homoglutathione [ 1], γ-glutamylcysteine (γ-Glu-Cys) [ 2], γ-glutamylcysteinylserine [ 3] and mycothiol [ 4] for protection against reactive oxygen species formed as by-products of aerobic metabolism.
The nucleophilicity of the thiol in γ-Glu-Cys should be diminished by the proximity of the negatively charged carboxylate.
Mice in which γ-Glu-Cys ligase has been knocked out die before gestational day 13 [ 40].
As GshA has a binding site that accommodates γ-Glu-Cys, it would appear to be an ideal progenitor of GshB, which uses γ-Glu-Cys as a substrate and also catalyzes the ATP-dependent formation of an amide bond.