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Literature summary for 3.12.1.B1 extracted from

  • De Jong, G.A.H.; Hazeu, W.; Bos, P.; Kuenen, J.G.
    Polythionate degradation by tetrathionate hydrolase of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans (1997), Microbiology, 143, 499-504.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
analysis measurement of enzyme activity is based on a continuous spectrophotometric method that detects soluble intermediates that absorb in the UV region Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.05
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tetrathionate pH 3.0, 30°C, presence of 0.5 M ammonium sulfate Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
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-
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
additional information no substrates: trithionate, hexathionate Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans ?
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pentathionate + H2O 80% of the activity with tetrathionate Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans 2 sulfur + thiosulfate + sulfate + 2 H+
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tetrathionate + H2O the end products of hydrolysis of both tetrathionate and pentathionate by the pure enzyme are thiosulfate, sulfur and sulfate Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans sulfur + thiosulfate + sulfate + 2 H+
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?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
65
-
-
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
4
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-
Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans