A nitrogenase-like enzyme is involved in the novel anaerobic assimilation pathway of a sulfonate, isethionate, in the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodobacter capsulatus
Yoshiki Morimoto, Kazuma Uesaka, Yuichi Fujita, Haruki Yamamoto
This paper identifies a nitrogenase-like enzyme (IsrBHDK) involved in the anaerobic assimilation of isethionate in Rhodobacter capsulatus, revealing a new pathway in the sulfur cycle.
mSphere · Aug 27, 2024Peer-reviewedMicrobiology