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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The sole cysteine residue (Cys301) of tetrathionate hydrolase from Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans does not play a role in enzyme activity

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Pages 2030-2035 | Received 07 May 2014, Accepted 14 Jul 2014, Published online: 21 Aug 2014

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