Sulfur cycle
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Sulfur cycle
Sulfur
is one of the constituents of many
proteins
,
vitamins
and
hormones
. It recycles as in other
biogeochemical cycles
.The essential steps of the sulfur cycle are:Mineralization of
organic
sulfur
to the inorganic form,
hydrogen sulfide
: (H2S).
Oxidation
of
sulfide
and elemental sulfur (S) and related compounds to
sulfate
(SO42–).Reduction of sulfate to sulfide.Microbial immobilization of the sulfur compounds and subsequent incorporation into the organic form of sulfur.
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Sulfur cycle
Cyclic movement of sulfur in different chemical forms from the environment, to organisms, and then back to the environment.
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