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EC 1.97.1.3 Details

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EC number

1.97.1.3

Accepted name

sulfur reductase

Reaction

reduction of elemental sulfur or polysulfide to hydrogen sulfide

Systematic name

(donor):sulfur oxidoreductase

CAS registry number

101637-43-8

Comment

Sulfur can be reduced with hydrogen as donor in the presence of hydrogenase, or by photochemical reduction in the presence of phenosafranin.

History

created 1992, deleted 2013

EC Tree

1 Oxidoreductases

1.1 Acting on the CH-OH group of donors

1.1.1 With NAD⁺ or NADP⁺ as acceptor

1.1.2 With a cytochrome as acceptor

1.1.3 With oxygen as acceptor

1.1.4 With a disulfide as acceptor

1.1.5 With a quinone or similar compound as acceptor

1.1.7 With an iron-sulfur protein as acceptor

1.1.9 With a copper protein as acceptor

1.1.98 With other, known, physiological acceptors

1.1.99 With unknown physiological acceptors

1.2 Acting on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors

1.3 Acting on the CH-CH group of donors

1.4 Acting on the CH-NH₂ group of donors

1.5 Acting on the CH-NH group of donors

1.6 Acting on NADH or NADPH

1.7 Acting on other nitrogenous compounds as donors

1.8 Acting on a sulfur group of donors

1.9 Acting on a heme group of donors

1.10 Acting on diphenols and related substances as donors

1.11 Acting on a peroxide as acceptor

1.12 Acting on hydrogen as donor

1.13 Acting on single donors with incorporation of molecular oxygen (oxygenases)

1.14 Acting on paired donors, with incorporation or reduction of molecular oxygen

1.15 Acting on superoxide as acceptor

1.16 Oxidizing metal ions

1.17 Acting on CH or CH₂ groups

1.18 Acting on iron-sulfur proteins as donors

1.19 Acting on reduced flavodoxin as donor

1.20 Acting on phosphorus or arsenic in donors

1.21 Catalysing the reaction X-H + Y-H = X-Y

1.22 Acting on halogen in donors

1.23 Reducing C-O-C group as acceptor

1.97 Other oxidoreductases

1.97.1 Sole sub-subclass for oxidoreductases that do not belong in the other subclasses

1.97.1.1 chlorate reductase

1.97.1.2 pyrogallol hydroxytransferase

1.97.1.3 sulfur reductase

1.97.1.4 [formate-C-acetyltransferase]-activating enzyme

1.97.1.5 created 2000 deleted 2001

1.97.1.6 created 2000 deleted 2001

1.97.1.7 created 2000, deleted 2001

1.97.1.8 tetrachloroethene reductive dehalogenase

1.97.1.9 selenate reductase

1.97.1.10 thyroxine 5′-deiodinase

1.97.1.11 thyroxine 5-deiodinase

1.97.1.12 photosystem I

1.98 Enzymes using H₂ as reductant (deleted subclass)

1.99 Other enzymes using O₂ as oxidant (deleted subclass)