Glutathione levels during thermal induction of the yeast-to-mycelial transition in Candida albicans

Donovan Thomas; Katherine Klein; Elias Manavathu; Jonathan R. Dimmock; Bulent Mutus

doi:10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04371.x

Glutathione levels during thermal induction of the yeast-to-mycelial transition in Candida albicans

Donovan Thomas, Katherine Klein, Elias Manavathu, Jonathan R. Dimmock, Bulent Mutus

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Abstract

Glutathione (GSH) levels were directly monitored by reverse phase HPLC during the thermal yeast-to-mycelial induction of Candida albicans. The GSH levels decreased ∼ 100-fold within 120 min which corresponded to the time of maximal yeast-to-mold conversion. The yeast to mold conversion was inhibited by 1-p-chlorophenyl-4,4-dimethyl-5-diethylamino-1-penten-3-one (CDDP) [1], a thiol-specific alkylator, which prevented the decline in GSH levels. These results are discussed with respect to the potential involvement of intracellular GSH levels in regulation of the yeast-to-mold dimorphism in Candida albicans.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	331-334
Number of pages	4
Journal	FEMS Microbiology Letters
Volume	77
Issue number	2-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-6968.1991.tb04371.x
State	Published - Jan 15 1991
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Candida albicans
Glutathione
Yeast to mold transition

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Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Genetics

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