Quince
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Hydrogen sulfide induces artificial hibernation in mice
Room temperature air with 80 ppm HS makes mice hibernate.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=23290
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That is extremely interesting. I noticed something in there that made me wonder... regarding H2S, they said:
"it's simply an agent that all of us make in our bodies all the time to buffer our metabolic flexibility."
I guess I'd better brush up on my metabolic pathways. I didn't think there was much H2S floating around in our bodies... you know,
worse-than-HCN and all...
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thats interesting. does anyone know exactly how H2S and HCN inhibit oxidative phosphorylase?
[Edited on 6-6-2005 by budullewraagh]
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HCN and H2S both inhibit cytochrome oxidase, which I believe occurs via attack of the heme iron.
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