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Microbial Metabolism

Sulfur Uptake and Cysteine Synthesis

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Sulfur uptake and cysteine synthesis are key parts of microbial metabolism. Sulfur is needed to build important biomolecules, including the amino acids cysteine and methionine, as well as cofactors such as coenzyme A and biotin. Microorganisms usually take in sulfur from the environment as sulfate, but sulfate must be change...

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硫对于合成氨基酸(如半胱氨酸和甲硫氨酸)以及辅酶(如辅酶A和生物素)至关重要。

微生物主要以硫酸盐的形式从土壤和水中吸收硫。

由于硫酸盐处于高度氧化状态,必须先经过同化性硫还原过程,才能被整合到生物分子中。

该过程始于硫酸盐的活化,由ATP硫酸化酶催化,生成5'-腺苷磷酸硫酸。

这会被磷酸化为3-磷酸腺苷-5-磷酸硫酸酯(3-phosphoadenosine-5-phosphosulfate)或PAPS。

PAPS 释放亚硫酸盐,后者被亚硫酸盐还原酶进一步还原为硫化氢。

在真菌中,硫化氢与丝氨酸结合形成胱氨酸,后者随后被还原为半胱氨酸。

在细菌和某些古菌中,硫化氢与O-乙酰丝氨酸或O-磷酸丝氨酸结合生成...

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