Publication details
Proteomic Insights into Ferric Iron Reduction in Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans
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| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Proceedings of the 63rd Conference of Metallurgists, COM 2024 |
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| Citation | |
| Web | http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-67398-6_179 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67398-6_179 |
| Keywords | Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans; Sulfur metabolism; Ferric iron reduction; Redox process; Proteomics |
| Description | Sulfur-oxidizing Acidithiobacillus thiooxidans reduces ferric iron aerobically through a dual mechanism. Proteomic analysis revealed sulfur metabolism and redox-active proteins facilitating nonenzymatic and enzymatic reduction. Enzymes promote sulfur intermediate formation for nonenzymatic reduction, enhanced by enzymatic redox activity. These findings provide insights into ferric iron reduction mechanisms with bioleaching implications. |