Publication details
Adenosine-5-Phosphosulfate- and Sulfite Reductases Activities of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria from Various Environments
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Biomolecules |
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| Web | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/10/6/921 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom10060921 |
| Keywords | hydrogen sulfide; toxicity; sulfate-reducing bacteria; cell-free extracts; ecotopes |
| Description | A comparative study of the kinetic characteristics (specific activity, initial and maximum rate, and affinity for substrates) of key enzymes of assimilatory sulfate reduction (APS reductase and dissimilatory sulfite reductase) in cell-free extracts of sulphate-reducing bacteria (SRB) from various biotopes was performed. The material for the study represented different strains of SRB from various ecotopes. Microbiological (isolation and cultivation), biochemical (free cell extract preparation) and chemical (enzyme activity determination) methods served in defining kinetic characteristics of SRB enzymes. The determined affinity data for substrates (i.e., sulfite) were 10 times higher for SRB strains isolated from environmental (soil) ecotopes than for strains from the human intestine. |
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