Table 3.
Simulated Rates of H2S and LMW Persulfide Production at Physiologically Relevant Substrate Concentrationsa
| enzyme/ reaction |
activity (µmol mg−1 h−1) |
enzyme/ reaction |
activity (µmol mg−1 h−1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | CSE | ||
| H2S from 2 | 0.31 | H2S from 2 | 1.94 |
| H2S from 3 | 0.032 | H2S from 3 | 0.000002 |
| H2S from 4 | 2.66 | H2S from 4 | 0.031 |
| Total H2S (2 + 3 + 4) |
3.0 | H2S from 5 | 0.0001 |
| Cys−SSH from 5 |
0.0001 | H2S from 6 | 0.000005 |
| Total H2S (2 + 3+4 + 5+6) |
1.97 | ||
| Cys−SSH from 7 |
0.026 | ||
| Hcy−SSH from 8 |
0.0002 |
The concentrations of the metabolites used in the simulations are given in Table 2.