Article
Glutathione is necessary to ensure benefits of calorie restriction during ageing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Mechanisms of ageing and development - 1 Dec 2008
Mannarino Sérgio C, Amorim Maria A, Pereira Marcos D, Moradas-Ferreira Pedro, Panek Anita D, Costa Vítor, Eleutherio Elis C A
Abstract excerpt
Calorie restriction increases longevity of mammals and yeasts but this mechanism remains unclear. In this study, the role of glutathione on lifespan extension induced by calorie restriction was investigated by using a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain deficient in glutathione synthesis (gsh1). We observed an increase in chronological lifespan of calorie-restricted gsh1 mutant cells, compared to WT (wild type)...
Topics
- Aconitate Hydratase
- Antioxidants
- Culture Media
- Genes, Fungal
- Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase
- Glutamate-Cysteine Ligase
- Glutathione
- Glutathione Reductase
- Models, Biological
- Mutation
