Mycothiol (MSH or AcCys-GlcN-Ins) is an unusual thiol compound found in the Actinobacteria. It is composed of a cysteine residue with an acetylated amino group linked to glucosamine which is then linked to inositol. The oxidized disulfide form of mycothiol (MSSM) is called mycothione and is reduced to mycothiol by the flavoprotein mycothione reductase.
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