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Characteristics and function of sulfur dioxygenase in Echiuran worm Urechis unicinctus.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Zhang Litao, Liu Xiaolong, Liu Jianguo, Zhang Zhifeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sulfide is a common toxin to animals and is abundant in coastal and aquatic sediments. Sulfur dioxygenase (SDO) is thought to be the key enzyme involved in sulfide oxidation in some organisms. The echiuran worm, Urechis unicinctus, inhabits coastal sediment and tolerates high concentrations of sulfide. The SDO is presumably important for sulfide tolerance in U. unicinctus. RESULTS: The full-length...
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