Sulfhydrogenase

Sulfhydrogenase

Sulfhydrogenase

Enzyme

In enzymology, a sulfhydrogenase (EC 1.12.98.4), also known as sulfur reductase, is an enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of elemental sulfur or polysulfide to hydrogen sulfide using hydrogen as electron donor.[1]

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This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is H2:polysulfide oxidoreductase.

References

  1. [1]
    Guiral M, Tron P, Aubert C, Gloter A, Iobbi-Nivol C, Giudici-Orticoni MT (Dec 2005). "A membrane-bound multienzyme, hydrogen-oxidizing, and sulfur-reducing complex from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 280 (51): 42004–15. doi:10.1074/jbc.M508034200. PMID 16236714.

Further reading

  • Zophel A, Kennedy MC, Beinert H, Kroneck PM (1988). "Investigations on microbial sulfur respiration .1. Activation and reduction of elemental sulfur in several strains of Eubacteria". Arch. Microbiol. 150: 72–77. doi:10.1007/bf00409720.


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