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Free Sulfuric Amino Acids and Rhodanese in Soils Under Rye Cropping and Crop Rotation

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During the entire period of study, the activity of rhodanese and the concentration of free sulfuric acids were higher in the soil under continuous rye cropping than in the soil under crop rotation. The transformations of organically bound sulfur in soil occur with the contribution of rhodanese enzyme (thiosulfate–cyanide–sulfurtransferase) [E.C. 2.8.1.1]. The enzyme catalyzes the conversion generating a thiocyanate group from thiosulfate and cyanide.

The linear and positive correlation between the concentration of free sulfuric amino acids and rhodanese activity in the soil under continuous rye cropping and in the soil under crop rotation was proved. Despite the correlation these two lines are not parallel. The slope of the curve of the soil under continuous rye cropping was about 1.5 times lower than the one determined for the soil under crop rotation. This indicates that the transformation processes of free sulfur amino acids and rhodanese were about 1.5 times slower in the soil under continuous rye cropping than in the soil under crop rotation.

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Szajdak, L.W., Rusu, T. (2016). Free Sulfuric Amino Acids and Rhodanese in Soils Under Rye Cropping and Crop Rotation. In: Szajdak, L. (eds) Bioactive Compounds in Agricultural Soils. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43107-9_4

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