Rhodanese is a mitochondrial enzyme that detoxifies cyanide (CN-) by converting it to thiocyanate (SCN-). This reaction takes place in two steps. The diagram on the right shows the crystallographically-determined structure of rhodanese. In the first step, thiosulfate reacts with the thiol group on Cysteine-247 1, to form a disulfide 2. In the seco...
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Synonym for thiosulfate sulfurtransferase ... <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the transfer of the planetary sulfur atom of thiosulfate ion to cyanide ion to form thiocyanate ion. ... Chemical name: Thiosulfate:cyanide sulfurtransferase ... Registry number: EC 2.8.1.1 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rō′dă-nēs Synonyms: thiosulfate sulfurtransferase
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