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Table 1 Glutathione concentration in food grade LAB and some related Gram positive bacteria

From: Current status and emerging role of glutathione in food grade lactic acid bacteria

Organism

Possible/ Proposed mode

Glutathione concentration

Medium

Reference

S. thermophilus ATCC 19258

Synthesis

5.7 μmol/g dry weight

Trypticase soy broth

[28]

S. thermophilus S6

ND*

43.5 nmol/mg

Elliker broth

[18]

S. thermophilus ST2

ND*

39.2 nmol/mg

Elliker broth

S. thermophilus MB410

ND*

10.3 nmol/mg

M-17 broth

[21]

S. thermophilus MB426

ND*

19.4 nmol/mg

M-17 broth

S. agalactiae ATCC 12927

Synthesis

11 μmol/g dry weight

Trypticase soy broth

[28]

S. agalactiae 2603 V/R

Synthesis

327 nmol/mg protein

CDM***

[6]

E. faecalis ATCC 29212

Synthesis

1.8 μmol/g dry weight

Todd Hewitt medium***

[28]

E. faecalis JH2-2

Synthesis

5.1 μmol/g dry weight

Trypticase soy broth

E. faecium ATCC 6569

ND*

1.6 μmol/g dry weight

Trypticase soy broth

E. faecalis

Synthesis

78 nmol/mg protein

CDM***

[32]

E. faecium

Synthesis

189 nmol/mg protein

CDM***

Lc. lactis subsp. cremoris ATCC 19257

ND*

26.3 nmol/mg

M-17 broth

[21]

Lc. lactis subsp. diacetylactis MB447

ND*

10.5 nmol/mg

M-17 broth

Lc. lactis

ND*

0.358 μg/mg protein

Trypticase soy broth

[22]

Lc. lactis ssp. cremoris Z8

Synthesis?

51.4 nm/mg

Elliker broth

[18]

Leu. mesenteroides ssp. cremoris CAFT9

ND*

12.6 nmol/mg

APT

Leu. mesenteroides ssp. cremoris ATCC 19254

ND*

11.4 nmol/mg

MRS

Lc. lactis ssp. cremoris Z8

Synthesis?

15 nmol/mg

Milk

Lc. lactis

Synthesis?

4.6 μmol/g

Trypticase soy broth

[4]

Lc. lactis (genetically engineered strain)

Synthesis

358 nmol/mg

CDM***

[23]

Lc. lactis subsp. cremoris SK 11

Import

10.56 nmol/mg protein

M17 broth

[20]

Lc. lactis subsp. lactis NIZO B89

Import

4.95 nmol/mg protein

M17 broth

Lc. lactis subsp. lactis NIZO B93

Import

9.13 nmol/mg protein

M17 broth

Lb. helveticus CNRZ 32

ND*

6.2 nm/mg

APT broth

[18]

Lb. casei

Import

0.05 μmol/g

Lactobacillus broth

[4]

Lb. casei HY 2782

ND*

25.15 μmol/g

MRS broth

[34]

Lb. acidophilus DSMZ 23033

ND*

4.5 nmol/mg

MRS broth

[21]

Lb. acidophilus

ND*

0.14 nmol/mg protein

MRS broth

[41]

Lb. salivarius

ND*

0.11 nmol/mg protein

MRS broth

Lb. casei W56

ND*

0.09 nmol/mg protein

MRS broth

Lb. rhamnosus

ND*

~ 14 μmol/g

MRS broth

[34]

Lb. plantarum

ND*

~ 14 μmol/g

MRS broth

[34]

Lb. plantarum LP1

ND*

2.7 nmol/mg

MRS broth

[21]

Lb. salivarius

Import/ synthesis?

~0.5 nmol/mg protein

MRS broth**

[40]

Lb. salivarius

Import

~22 μmol/1012 cells

BHI broth

[111]

Lb. fermentum ME-3

Import/ synthesis?

20 nmol/mg protein

Milk

[36]

Lb. fermentum ME-3

Import/ synthesis?

9.95 μg/ml

MRS broth

[37]

Lb. fermentum 5716

ND*

1.4 mM/ ml media

MRS broth

[39]

Lb. reuteri ATCC 23272

Import

~20 mg/g dw

MRS broth**

[43]

Lb. reuteri ATCC 23272

Import

~15 mg/g dw

MRS broth

B. adolescentis MB238

ND*

0.238 μg/mg

MRS broth

[22]

B. breve MB233

ND*

0.258 μg/mg

MRS broth

B. longum MB243

ND*

0.333 μg/mg

MRS broth

B. adolescentis B660

ND*

0.288 μg/mg

MRS broth

B. bifidum W23

ND*

0.37 nm/ mg

MRS broth

[41]

B. animalis subsp. lactis DSMZ 23032

ND*

30.3 nmol/mg

MRS broth

[21]

  1. *not defined.
  2. ** GSH supplemented to medium.
  3. ***Medium devoid of glutathione (either by treating with γ-glutamyl transpeptidase or using chemically defined medium).
  4. ? Contradictory report with respect to present available information.