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EC 1.20.4.3 Details
EC number
1.20.4.3
Accepted name
mycoredoxin
Reaction
arseno-mycothiol + mycoredoxin = arsenite + mycothiol-mycoredoxin disulfide
Other name(s)
Mrx1,
MrxI
Systematic name
arseno-mycothiol:mycoredoxin oxidoreductase
Comment
Reduction of arsenate is part of a defense mechanism of the cell against toxic arsenate. The substrate arseno-mycothiol is formed by EC 2.8.4.2 (arsenate:mycothiol transferase). A second mycothiol recycles mycoredoxin and forms mycothione.
History
created 2010
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