Ovothiol A mediates singlet oxygen resistance and acclimation in Chlamydomonas
Yuliia Lihanova, Félix de Carpentier, Gladwin Suryatin Alim, Elisabeth Hommel, Matthias Hirth, Gabriella Benko, Sanoja C. Sridevan, Raimund Nagel, Matthias Gilbert, Christian Hertweck, Arthur Robert Grossman, Florian P. Seebeck, Krishna Niyogi, Setsuko Wakao, Severin Sasso
This study identifies ovothiol A as a key antioxidant in Chlamydomonas that mediates resistance to singlet oxygen and acclimation to light stress.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2026 · PreprintPlant Biology