Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, and Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403-12532, USA.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2023 May 30;59(44):6702-6705. doi: 10.1039/d3cc01914d.
Elemental sulfur (S) may contribute to sulfane sulfur (S) storage in biological systems. We demonstrate that surfactants can solubilize S in water and promote S reduction to HS by thiols. Moreover, anionic and cationic surfactants interact differently with intermediate S carriers, highlighting how specific hydrophobic microenvironments impact reactive sulfur species.
元素硫 (S) 可能有助于生物体系中类硫硫 (S) 的储存。我们证明表面活性剂可以在水中溶解 S，并通过硫醇促进 S 还原为 HS。此外，阴离子和阳离子表面活性剂与中间 S 载体的相互作用方式不同，突出了特定的疏水环境如何影响反应性硫物种。
