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    Knockout of crtB or crtI gene blocks the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway in Deinococcus radiodurans R1 and influences its resistance to oxidative DNA-damaging agents due to change of free radicals scavenging ability

    Deinococcus radiodurans R1, a red-pigmented strain of the extremely radioresistant genus Deinococcus, contains a major carotenoid namely deinoxanthin. The high resistance of this organism...

    Lei Zhang, Qiao Yang, Xuesong Luo, Chengxiang Fang, Qiuju Zhang in Archives of Microbiology (2007)

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    Effect of glutathione on UV induction of prophage lambda

    The effect of glutathione (GSH) on the ultraviolet (UV) induction of lambda prophage was investigated in lysogenic Escherichia coli. The data showed that extracellular GSH could inhibit the UV induction of lambda...

    Yancheng Liu, Qiuju Zhang, Chengxiang Fang, Shiqiao Zhu in Archives of Microbiology (2005)