Specificity of the Trypanothione-Dependent Leishmania Major Glyoxalase I: Structure and Biochemical Comparison with the Human Enzyme.
Ariza, A., Vickers, T.J., Greig, N., Armour, K.A., Dixon, M.J., Eggleston, I.M., Fairlamb, A.H., Bond, C.S.(2006) Mol Microbiol 59: 1239
- PubMed: 16430697 
- DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2006.05022.x
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2C21 - PubMed Abstract: 
Trypanothione replaces glutathione in defence against cellular damage caused by oxidants, xenobiotics and methylglyoxal in the trypanosomatid parasites, which cause trypanosomiasis and leishmaniasis. In Leishmania major, the first step in methylglyoxal detoxification is performed by a trypanothione-dependent glyoxalase I (GLO1) containing a nickel cofactor; all other characterized eukaryotic glyoxalases use zinc ...