the enzyme rhodanese (thiosulfate: cyanide sulfurtransferase) is a ubiquitous enzyme and its activity ispresent in all living organisms. many functions including cyanide detoxification, formation of iron-sulfurcenters and participation in energy metabolism have been attributed to this enzyme. the enzyme catalyzesthe transfer of a sulfur atom from sulfane containing compounds (such as thiosulfat...

For the first time completely reversible unfolding was achieved for guanidinium chloride-denatured rhodanese using a systematically defined protocol. These conditions included fl-mercaptoethanol, lauryl maltoside, and sodium thiosulfate. All components were required to get more than the previous best reactivation with lauryl maltoside of 17% (Tandon, S., and Horowitz, P. (1986) J. Biol. Chem. 2...

Rhodanese activity was demonstrated in extracts from all three taxonomic families of photosynthetic bacteria, and this activity appeared to be uncorrelated with thiosulfate metabolism.

The enzyme rhodanese (thiosulfate: cyanide sulfurtransferase) is a ubiquitous enzyme and its activity ispresent in all living organisms. Many functions including cyanide detoxification, formation of iron-sulfurcenters and participation in energy metabolism have been attributed to this enzyme. The enzyme catalyzesthe transfer of a sulfur atom from sulfane containing compounds (such as thiosulfat...

Rhodanese is oxidatively inactivated by several reagents, some of which are not normally considered oxidants. Rhodanese, in a form not containing persulfide sulfur (E), was inactivated by phenylglyoxal under conditions where disulfides are formed. There was the concomitant increase in the fluorescence of the apolar probe 1,1'-bi(4-anilino)naphthalene-5,5'-disulfonic acid (bisANS). At 0.2 mg/ml ...

Tumor cells, unlike normal cells, are characterized by trace cystathionase (CST) activity and sulfane sulfur levels. The present studies aimed to established whether cystathionine (CT), a substrate of cystathionase, can selectively influence the thiol-dependent antioxidant power of the kidney and Ehrlich ascites tumor (EAT). CT treatment reversed the changes in renal concentrations of non-prote...

For the first time, the enzyme rhodanese has been refolded after denaturation in guanidinium chloride (GdmHCl). Renaturation was by either (a) direct dilution into the assay, (b) intermediate dilution into buffer, or (c) dialysis followed by concentration and centrifugation. Method (c) preferentially retained active enzyme whose specific activity was 1140 IU/mg, which fell to 898 IU/mg after 6 ...

The conformations of sulfur-free and sulfur-containing rhodanese were followed with and without the detergent lauryl maltoside after guanidinium chloride (GdmCl) addition to 5 M to study the apparent irreversibility of denaturation. Without lauryl maltoside, sulfur-containing rhodanese denatured in a transition giving, at approximately 2.3 M GdmCl, 50% of the total denaturation induced change o...