Sulfinoalanine decarboxylase
| Sulfinoalanine decarboxylase | |||||||||
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 Cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase homodimer, Human | |||||||||
| Identifiers | |||||||||
| EC no. | 4.1.1.29 | ||||||||
| Databases | |||||||||
| IntEnz | IntEnz view | ||||||||
| BRENDA | BRENDA entry | ||||||||
| ExPASy | NiceZyme view | ||||||||
| KEGG | KEGG entry | ||||||||
| MetaCyc | metabolic pathway | ||||||||
| PRIAM | profile | ||||||||
| PDB structures | RCSB PDB PDBe PDBsum | ||||||||
| Gene Ontology | AmiGO / QuickGO | ||||||||
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The enzyme sulfinoalanine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.29) catalyzes the chemical reaction
- 3-sulfino-L-alanine hypotaurine + CO2
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, 3-sulfino-L-alanine (also known as Cysteine sulfinic acid), and two products, hypotaurine and CO2.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the carboxy-lyases, which cleave carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is 3-sulfino-L-alanine carboxy-lyase (hypotaurine-forming). Other names in common use include cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase, L-cysteinesulfinic acid decarboxylase, cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase, CADCase/CSADCase, CSAD, cysteic decarboxylase, cysteinesulfinic acid decarboxylase, cysteinesulfinate decarboxylase, sulfoalanine decarboxylase, and 3-sulfino-L-alanine carboxy-lyase. This enzyme participates in taurine metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.
Structural studies[edit]
As of late 2007, only one structure has been solved for this class of enzymes, with the PDB accession code 2JIS.
References[edit]
- Guion-Rain MC, Portemer C, Chatagner F (1975). "Rat liver cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase: purification, new appraisal of the molecular weight and determination of catalytic properties". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 384 (1): 265–76. doi:10.1016/0005-2744(75)90115-1. PMID 236774.
- JACOBSEN JG, THOMAS LL, SMITH LH (1964). "Properties and Distribution of Mammalian L-Cysteine Sulfinate Carboxy-Lyases". Biochim. Biophys. Acta. 85: 103–16. doi:10.1016/0926-6569(64)90171-3. PMID 14159288.
