Review Article

Physiological Implications of Hydrogen Sulfide in Plants: Pleasant Exploration behind Its Unpleasant Odour

Table 1

Enzymes and coding genes related to H2S generation in Arabidopsis.

SubstrateEnzymeCellular localizationLocusReference

L-CysAtLCDCytoplasm At3g62130 [16]
AtNFS1/Nifs1Mitochondria At5g65720 [27]
AtNFS2/Nifs2Plastid At1g08490 [28]
DES1CytoplasmAt5g28030[24]
OASTL-A1CytoplasmAt4g14880[25]
OASTL-A2CytoplasmAt3g22460[30]
OASTL-BPlastidAt2g43750[26]
OASTL-CMitochondriaAt3g59760[27]

D-CysAtDCD1MitochondriaAt1g48420 [17]

L/D-CysAtDCD2MitochondriaAt3g26115 [18]

UnknownPLP-dependent transferase superfamilyChloroplastAt5g26600[15]

UnknownNAC domain containing protein 1 UnknownAt1g01010 [15]

At: Arabidopsis thaliana, Cys: cysteine, DCD: D-Cys desulfhydrase, DES: desulfhydrase, LCD: L-Cys desulfhydrase, NAC: N-acetyl-L-cysteine, NFS: nitrogenase Fe-S cluster, OASTL: O-acetyl-L-serine(thiol)lyase, and PLP: pyridoxal 5′-phosphate.