Three enzymatic activities catalyze the oxidation of sulfide to thiosulfate in mammalian and invertebrate mitochondria

verfasst von
Tatjana M. Hildebrandt, Manfred K. Grieshaber
Abstract

Hydrogen sulfide is a potent toxin of aerobic respiration, but also has physiological functions as a signalling molecule and as a substrate for ATP production. A mitochondrial pathway catalyzing sulfide oxidation to thiosulfate in three consecutive reactions has been identified in rat liver as well as in the body-wall tissue of the lugworm, Arenicola marina. A membrane-bound sulfide: quinone oxidoreductase converts sulfide to persulfides and transfers the electrons to the ubiquinone pool. Subsequently, a putative sulfur dioxygenase in the mitochondrial matrix oxidizes one persulfide molecule to sulfite, consuming molecular oxygen. The final reaction is catalyzed by a sulfur transferase, which adds a second persulfide from the sulfide: quinone oxidoreductase to sulfite, resulting in the final product thiosulfate. This role in sulfide oxidation is an additional physiological function of the mitochondrial sulfur transferase, rhodanese.

Externe Organisation(en)
Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
Typ
Artikel
Journal
FEBS Journal
Band
275
Seiten
3352-3361
Anzahl der Seiten
10
ISSN
1742-464X
Publikationsdatum
07.2008
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Biochemie, Molekularbiologie, Zellbiologie
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06482.x (Zugang: Offen)