Reaction: hydrogen sulfide + 3 NADP+ + 3 H2O = sulfite + 3 NADPH + 3 H+
Other name(s): sulfite reductase (NADPH); sulfite (reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate) reductase; NADPH-sulfite reductase; NADPH-dependent sulfite reductase; H2S-NADP oxidoreductase; sulfite reductase (NADPH2); MET5 (gene name); MET10 (gene name); cysI (gene name); cysJ (gene name)
Systematic name: hydrogen-sulfide:NADP+ oxidoreductase
Comments: Contains siroheme, [4Fe-4S] cluster, FAD and FMN. The enzyme, which catalyses the six-electron reduction of sulfite to sulfide, is involved in sulfate assimilation in bacteria and yeast. Different from EC 1.8.1.22, dissimilatory sulfite reductase system, which is involved in prokaryotic sulfur-based energy metabolism. cf. EC 1.9.7.1, assimilatory sulfite reductase (ferredoxin).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9029-35-0
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