Sulphite as Intermediate Sulphur Compound in Anaerobic Sulphide Oxidation to Thiosulphate by Marine Cyanobacteria
نویسندگان
چکیده
Anaerobic sulphide oxidation in the light was studied with seven cyanobacterial strains isolated from the southern Baltic Sea. All strains oxidized sulphide (1.2-3.5 mM) stoichiometrically to thiosulphate. No elemental sulphur could be detected as end product of anoxygenic photosynthesis. Sulphite as intermediate sulphur compound was released into the growth medium during anaerobic sulphide oxidation by these cyanobacteria. The formation of sulphite from sulphide was inhibited by the photosynthesis inhibitor DCMU. The cyanobacterium Oscillatoria sp. strain BO 32 produced another so far not identified intermediate sulphur compound which was probably stored within the cells.
منابع مشابه
The availability of sulphur for Clostridium perfringens and an examination of hydrogen sulphide production.
The utilization of several inorganic and organic sulphur compounds by three strains of Clostridium perfringens and the production of hydrogen sulphide from these compounds was investigated. Sulphate, sulphite, thiosulphate and sulphide cannot supply sulphur to the organism, neither do they have any effect, when added in non-toxic concentrations, on the growth in media containing utilizable orga...
متن کاملSiro(haem)amide in Allochromatium vinosum and relevance of DsrL and DsrN, a homolog of cobyrinic acid a,c-diamide synthase, for sulphur oxidation.
In the purple sulphur bacterium Allochromatium vinosum, the prosthetic group of dissimilatory sulphite reductase (DsrAB) was identified as siroamide, an amidated form of the classical sirohaem. The genes dsrAB are the first two of a large cluster of genes necessary for the oxidation of sulphur globules stored intracellularly during growth on sulphide and thiosulphate. DsrN is homologous to coby...
متن کاملHydrogen sulphide production by bacteria.
Hydrogen sulphide production by growing cultures and non-multiplying suspensions was compared and the factors influencing the sensitivity of the tests were investigated. Cysteine hydrochloride (0.01 yo) was added to Lemco broth to provide a medium with a standard source of sulphur. H,S was detected with lead acetate papers more readily than by lead acetate agar. Suspensions were tested with cys...
متن کاملThe Inhibition of Streptococci by Lactoperoxidase, Thiocyanate and Hydrogen Peroxide THE OXIDATION OF THIOCYANATE AND THE NATURE OF THE INHIBITORY COMPOUND By J. D. ORAM AND B. REITER
1. The products of the lactoperoxidase-catalysed oxidation of thiocyanate by hydrogen peroxide were sulphate, carbon dioxide and ammonia. Cyanate, sulphite and a compound showing increased extinction at 235m,u (the '235 compound') were intermediate oxidation products. 2. Two of the intermediates acted as electron acceptors in the oxidation of NADH2. Thus NADH2 was oxidized by sulphite in the pr...
متن کاملThe inhibition of streptococci by lactoperoxidase, thiocyanate and hydrogen peroxide. The oxidation of thiocyanate and the nature of the inhibitory compound.
1. The products of the lactoperoxidase-catalysed oxidation of thiocyanate by hydrogen peroxide were sulphate, carbon dioxide and ammonia. Cyanate, sulphite and a compound showing increased extinction at 235mmu (the ;235 compound') were intermediate oxidation products. 2. Two of the intermediates acted as electron acceptors in the oxidation of NADH(2). Thus NADH(2) was oxidized by sulphite in th...
متن کامل