Sulfurtransferase
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A sulfurtransferase is a transferase
enzyme that act upon atoms of sulfur
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An example is thiosulfate sulfurtransferase
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Transferase
In biochemistry, a transferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a functional group from one molecule to another . For example, an enzyme that catalyzed this reaction would be a transferase:In this example, A would be the donor, and B would be the acceptor...
enzyme that act upon atoms of sulfur
Sulfur
Sulfur or sulphur is the chemical element with atomic number 16. In the periodic table it is represented by the symbol S. It is an abundant, multivalent non-metal. Under normal conditions, sulfur atoms form cyclic octatomic molecules with chemical formula S8. Elemental sulfur is a bright yellow...
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An example is thiosulfate sulfurtransferase
Thiosulfate sulfurtransferase
In enzymology, a thiosulfate sulfurtransferase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reactionThus, the two substrates of this enzyme are thiosulfate and cyanide, whereas its two products are sulfite and thiocyanate....
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