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The Sulfurtransferases
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Chicago Chicago, IL 60637
The Sulfurtransferases. Westley, J., Adler, H., Westley, L. and Nishida, C. (1983). Fundam. Appl. Toxicol. 3: 377381 The sulfurtransferases are a group of proteins that catalyze the formation, interconversion and reactions of compounds containing sulfane sulfur atoms. Serum albumin has properties that implicate it as a major potential sulfur carrier/transferase. The relevance of the sulfane pool system as a whole to cyanide detoxication appears clear. The mechanisms of action of the various components at the molecular level are still under investigation.