| EC |
1.13.11.20 |
| Accepted name: |
cysteine dioxygenase |
| Reaction: |
L-cysteine + O2 = 3-sulfinoalanine |
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For diagram of taurine biosynthesis, click here |
| Other name(s): |
cysteine oxidase |
| Systematic name: |
L-cysteine:oxygen oxidoreductase |
| Comments: |
Requires Fe2+ and NAD(P)H. |
| Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc, PDB, CAS registry number: 37256-59-0 |
| References: |
| 1. |
Lombardini, J.B., Singer, T.P. and Boyer, P.D. Cystein oxygenase. II. Studies on the mechanism of the reaction with 18oxygen. J. Biol. Chem. 244 (1969) 1172–1175. [PMID: 5767301] |
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| [EC 1.13.11.20 created 1972, modified 1976] |
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