Possible Interaction: Glutathione and Purified Protein Derivative Of Tuberculin

“As occurred to … wild-type, the ΔoppD strain showed impaired growth when exposed to the toxic glutathione peptide ( GSH ), indicating two possible scenarios: (i) that this component can be internalized by the bacterium through an Opp-independent pathway or (ii) that there is toxicity while the peptide is extracellular.”