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Literature summary for 2.8.1.6 extracted from

  • Ugulava, N.B.; Gibney, B.R.; Jarrett, J.T.
    Biotin synthase contains two distinct iron-sulfur cluster binding sites: Chemical and spectroelectrochemical analysis of iron-sulfur cluster interconversions (2001), Biochemistry, 40, 8343-8351.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
dithiothreitol required for formation of mixed [Fe-S] cluster state Escherichia coli

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
FeCl3 required for formation of mixed [Fe-S] cluster state Escherichia coli
Iron aerobically purified enzyme contains 1.2-1.5 [2Fe-2S] clusters per monomer. Upon reduction the [Fe2-S2] clusters are converted to [Fe4-S4] clusters. The dominant stable cluster state for the enzyme is a dimer containing 2 [Fe2-S2] clusters and 2 [Fe4-S4] clusters Escherichia coli
Na2S required for formation of mixed [Fe-S] cluster state Escherichia coli

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli
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