Abstract
An enzymatic complex active in thiosulphate and sulphite oxidation was isolated from the yeast Rhodotorula sp. and purified about 40-fold. The complex consists of two polypeptide chains of molecular weight 69,500 and 59,000 and contains phospholipids. The AMP-independent sulphiteoxidizing activity was separated from the complex and purified 170-fold.
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Abbreviations
- TLC:
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thin layer chromatography
- SDS:
-
dodecylsulfate sodium salt
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Kurek, E.J. An enzymatic complex active in sulphite and thiosulphate oxidation by Rhodotorula sp.. Arch. Microbiol. 134, 143–147 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00407947
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