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SQR oxidizes sulfide to bound persulfide

2 2xHC-SQRDL(1-450) + 2 H2S + 2 CoQ + 4 H+ → 2 CysS-SQRDL(1-450) + 2 QH2

Reactome
R-HSA-1614665
Compartment
mitochondrial inner membrane · cytosol
Rhea
None recorded

Inputs

Outputs

  • 2 CysS-SQRDL(1-450)R-HSA-1614576, mitochondrial inner membrane
  • 2 QH2CHEBI:17976, (C5H8)n.C9H12O4, mitochondrial inner membrane

Catalysed by

  • sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase activity of SQR:FAD [mitochondrial inner membrane]EC 1.8.5.4

Literature

  1. Single eubacterial origin of eukaryotic sulfide:quinone oxidoreductase, a mitochondrial enzyme conserved from the early evolution of eukaryotes during anoxic and sulfidic times Mol Biol Evol, 2003
  2. Three enzymatic activities catalyze the oxidation of sulfide to thiosulfate in mammalian and invertebrate mitochondria FEBS J, 2008