Reaction: 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate + a thiol = adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate + an S-alkyl thiosulfate
Glossary: 3'-phosphoadenylyl sulfate = PAPS
Other names: phosphoadenylylsulfate-thiol sulfotransferase; PAPS sulfotransferase; adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-sulphatophosphate sulfotransferase; 3'-phosphoadenylyl-sulfate:thiol S-sulfotransferase
Systematic name: 3'-phosphoadenylyl-sulfate:thiol S-sulfonotransferase
Comments: Also acts on dithiols; substrates include glutathione, dithioerythritol and 2,3-bis(sulfanyl)propan-1-ol..
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 70356-45-5
References:
1. Schmidt, A. The adenosine-5'-phosphosulfate sulfotransferase from spinach (Spinacea oleracea L.). Stabilization, partial purification, and properties. Planta 130 (1976) 257-263.
2. Schmidt, A. and Christen, U. A PAPS-dependent sulfotransferase in Cyanophora paradoxa inhibited by 5'-AMP, 5'-ADP and APS. Z. Naturforsch. C: Biosci. 34 (1979) 222-228.
3. Tsang, M. L.-S. and Schiff, J.A. Studies of sulfate utilization by algae. 17. Reactions of the adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (APS) sulfotransferase from Chlorella and studies of model reactions which explain the diversity of side products with thiols. Plant Cell Physiol. 17 (1976) 1209-1220.