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Cysteine desulphurase plays an important role in environmental adaptation of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermococcus kodakarensis.
Molecular microbiology - 1 Jul 2014
Hidese Ryota, Inoue Takahiro, Imanaka Tadayuki, Fujiwara Shinsuke
Abstract excerpt
The sulphur atoms of sulphur-containing cofactors that are essential for numerous cellular functions in living organisms originate from L-cysteine via cysteine desulphurase (CSD) activity. However, many (hyper)thermophilic archaea, which thrive in solfataric fields and are positioned near the roo...
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