PERSULFIDE PROPERTIES OF THIOCYSTINE AND RELATED TRISULFIDES
PERSULFIDE PROPERTIES OF THIOCYSTINE AND RELATED TRISULFIDES
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DOI:
10.1016/0045-2068(80)90026-7
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
WOOD, JL
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作者:
ABDOLRASULNIA, R;WOOD, JL
Thiocystine (bis[2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]trisulfide) functions as a persulfide in transferring its sulfane S to thiophilic acceptors. This occurs by formation of a reactive intermediate, thiocysteine (alanine hydrogen disulfide). In the absence of an acceptor S is released in elemental form. Thiocystine is relatively stable in the pH range of 2-9. Its conversion to unstable thiocysteine is accelerated by sulfhydryl compounds, rhodanese, or reagents that cleave S-S bonds to yield sulfhydryl groups. Since thiocystine was detected in biological [Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides] systems, it is proposed that it provides a storage form of sulfane S. Trisulfides related to thiocystine show qualitatively similar properties.