Reaction: sulfite + hydrogen sulfide + a quinone = thiosulfate + a quinol
Other name(s): phsABC (gene names)
Systematic name: sulfite,hydrogen sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme, characterized from the bacterium Salmonella enterica, is similar to EC 1.17.5.3, formate dehydrogenase-N. It contains a molybdopterin-guanine dinucleotide, five [4Fe-4S] clusters and two heme b groups. The reaction occurs in vivo in the direction of thiosulfate disproportionation, which is highly endergonic. It is driven by the proton motive force that occurs across the cytoplasmic membrane.
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References:
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2. Clark, M.A. and Barrett, E.L. The phs gene and hydrogen sulfide production by Salmonella typhimurium. J. Bacteriol. 169 (1987) 2391-2397. [PMID: 3108233]
3. Alami, N. and Hallenbeck, P.C. Cloning and characterization of a gene cluster, phsBCDEF, necessary for the production of hydrogen sulfide from thiosulfate by Salmonella typhimurium. Gene 156 (1995) 53-57. [PMID: 7737516]
4. Heinzinger, N.K., Fujimoto, S.Y., Clark, M.A., Moreno, M.S. and Barrett, E.L. Sequence analysis of the phs operon in Salmonella typhimurium and the contribution of thiosulfate reduction to anaerobic energy metabolism. J. Bacteriol. 177 (1995) 2813-2820. [PMID: 7751291]
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