EC |
4.1.1.122 |
Accepted name: |
L-cysteate decarboxylase |
Reaction: |
L-cysteate = taurine + CO2 |
Other name(s): |
CAD |
Systematic name: |
L-cysteate carboxy-lyase (taurine-forming) |
Comments: |
Requires pyridoxal 5′-phosphate. The enzyme, characterized from chicken, is specific for L-cysteate and has poor activity with 3-sulfino-L-alanine. cf. EC 4.1.1.29, sulfinoalanine decarboxylase. |
Links to other databases: |
BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, MetaCyc |
References: |
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Malatesta, M., Mori, G., Acquotti, D., Campanini, B., Peracchi, A., Antin, P.B. and Percudani, R. Birth of a pathway for sulfur metabolism in early amniote evolution. Nat Ecol Evol 4 (2020) 1239–1246. [DOI] [PMID: 32601391] |
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[EC 4.1.1.122 created 2022] |
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