Sulfur assimilation

<p>Sulfur assimilation is the process by which living organisms incorporate <a href="/facts/Sulfur/IK0amTfM">sulfur</a> into their biological molecules. In plants, sulfate is absorbed by the roots and then transported to the chloroplasts by the transipration stream where the sulfur are reduced to <a href="/facts/Sulfide/d8YMjLeu">sulfide</a> with the help of a series of <a href="/facts/Enzyme_catalysis/4a283vgL">enzymatic reactions</a>. Furthermore, the reduced sulfur is incorporated into <a href="/facts/Cysteine/kbqvUm6d">cysteine</a>, an amino acid that is a precursor to many other sulfur-containing compounds. In animals, sulfur assimilation occurs primarily through the diet, as animals cannot produce sulfur-containing compounds directly. Sulfur is incorporated into amino acids such as <a href="/facts/Cysteine/kbqvUm6d">cysteine</a> and <a href="/facts/Methionine/7neydPKo">methionine</a>, which are used to build <a href="/facts/Protein/Jxmagu3E">proteins</a> and other important molecules. 
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Sulfur assimilation