Sulfur-Reducing Mechanism of Bacterial Selenoprotein Discovered
September 03, 2026
September 03, 2026
KYOTO, Japan, Sept. 3 -- Ritsumeikan University posted the following news:
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Sulfur-Reducing Mechanism of Bacterial Selenoprotein Discovered
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Bacterial enzyme uses a unique selenium-sulfur-heme catalytic center to reduce polysulfides during elemental sulfur respiration
Geobacter sulfurreducens derives energy from elemental sulfur, but the molecular mechanism has remained unknown. Researchers at Ritsumeikan University identif . . .
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Sulfur-Reducing Mechanism of Bacterial Selenoprotein Discovered
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Bacterial enzyme uses a unique selenium-sulfur-heme catalytic center to reduce polysulfides during elemental sulfur respiration
Geobacter sulfurreducens derives energy from elemental sulfur, but the molecular mechanism has remained unknown. Researchers at Ritsumeikan University identif . . .