Synthesis of Sulfides and Persulfides Is Not Impeded by Disruption of Three Canonical Enzymes in Sulfur Metabolism

• Main Authors: Qamarul Hafiz Zainol Abidin (Author), Tomoaki Ida (Author), Masanobu Morita (Author), Tetsuro Matsunaga (Author), Akira Nishimura (Author), Minkyung Jung (Author), Naim Hassan (Author), Tsuyoshi Takata (Author), Isao Ishii (Author), Warren Kruger (Author), Rui Wang (Author), Hozumi Motohashi (Author), Masato Tsutsui (Author), Takaaki Akaike (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Reactive sulfur species, or persulfides and polysulfides, such as cysteine hydropersulfide and glutathione persulfide, are endogenously produced in abundance in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, including mammals. Various forms of reactive persulfides occur in both low-molecular-weight and protein-bo...