4nxl

Structural highlights

Function

DSZC3_RHOER Catalyzes the first step of the '4S' desulfurization pathway that removes covalently bound sulfur from dibenzothiophene (DBT) without breaking carbon-carbon bonds. Sulfur dioxygenase which converts DBT to DBT-sulfone (DBTO2 or DBT 5,5-dioxide) in a stepwise manner.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Zhang L, Duan X, Zhou D, Dong Z, Ji K, Meng W, Li G, Li X, Yang H, Ma T, Rao Z. Structural insights into the stabilization of active, tetrameric DszC by its C-terminus. Proteins. 2014 Jun 28. doi: 10.1002/prot.24638. PMID:24975806 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prot.24638
2. ↑ Ma T, Li G, Li J, Liang F, Liu R. Desulfurization of dibenzothiophene by Bacillus subtilis recombinants carrying dszABC and dszD genes. Biotechnol Lett. 2006 Jul;28(14):1095-100. doi: 10.1007/s10529-006-9056-0. Epub , 2006 Jun 30. PMID:16810451 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10529-006-9056-0