| Literature DB >> 37234 |
S I Ejiri, H Weissbach, N Brot.
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L-Methionine-dl-sulfoxide can support the growth of an Escherichia coli methionine auxotroph, suggesting the presence of an enzyme(s) capable of reducing the sulfoxide to methionine. This was verified by showing that a cell-free extract of E. coli catalyzes the conversion of methionine sulfoxide to methionine. This reaction required reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate and a generating system for this compound. The specific activity of the enzyme increased during logarithmic growth and was maximal when the culture attained a density of about 10(9) cells per ml.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 37234 PMCID: PMC216841 DOI: 10.1128/jb.139.1.161-164.1979
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490