Transketolases require thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), vitamin B1, for proper function
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Finally, our experiments with (h)GSH depletion and exogenous GSH treatment allowed us to conclude that (i) both the GSH concentration and the GSH:hGSH ratio play an important role in defense responses and senescence in symbiotic nodules at least partly through the regulation of Cyp15a, TPP , PR1 , and PR10 gene expression
Instead, we want it to be intact to maintain the structural integrity of the connective tissues
Brown et al also reported that TP overexpression in cells treated with thymidine induces hemo oxygenase-1 (HO-1), a classical cellular oxidative stress marker (15)
Furthermore, it is known that young organisms physiologically have more glutathione reserves than adults and that with aging these reserves are gradually depleted or reduced