Reaction: 2 thiosulfate + 2 ferricytochrome c = tetrathionate + 2 ferrocytochrome c
Other name(s): tsdA (gene name); tetrathionate synthase; thiosulfate oxidase; thiosulfate-oxidizing enzyme; thiosulfate-acceptor oxidoreductase
Systematic name: thiosulfate:ferricytochrome-c oxidoreductase
Comments: The enzyme catalyses the reversible formation of a sulfur-sulfur bond between the sulfane atoms of two thiosulfate molecules, yielding tetrathionate and releasing two electrons. In many bacterial species the enzyme is a diheme c-type cytochrome. In a number of organisms, including Thiomonas intermedia and Sideroxydans lithotrophicus, a second diheme cytochrome (TsdB) acts as the electron acceptor. However, some organisms, such as Allochromatium vinosum, lack TsdB. The electron acceptor in these organisms may be the high-potential iron-sulfur protein (HiPIP).
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 9076-88-4
References:
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