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Sulfite formation by wine yeasts

V. Regulation of biosynthesis of ATP- and ADP-sulfurylase by sulfur- and selenium-compounds

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Four strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces bayanus differing in their ability to produce sulfite from sulfate were studied with respect to their in vivo regulation of adenosine 5′-triphosphate-sulfurylase and adenosine 5′-diphosphate sulfurylase by various sulfur compounds and by selenite. High sulfite-producing strains showed a modified repression of ATP-sulfurylase as compared with low sulfite-producing strains. ADP-sulfurylase did neither show regulation by sulfurintermediates in high nor in low sulfite-producing strains.

A stoichiometrical reduction of selenite to elemental selenium was found in the presence of sulfate or L-methionine as sole sulfur source.

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Abbreviations

APS:

adenosine-5′-phosphosulfate

Pi :

inorganic phosphate

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Heinzel, M.A., Trüper, H.G. Sulfite formation by wine yeasts. Arch. Microbiol. 118, 243–247 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00429112

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