| Official Name |
|---|
| Cysteamine dioxygenase.
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| Alternative Name(s) |
|---|
| Cysteamine oxygenase. |
| Persulfurase. |
| Reaction catalysed |
|---|
| 2-aminoethanethiol + O(2) <=> hypotaurine |
| Cofactor(s) |
|---|
| Iron.
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| Comment(s) |
|---|
- Involved in the biosynthesis of taurine.
- Requires catalytic amounts of a cofactor-like compound, such as
sulfur, sufide, selenium or methylene blue for maximal activity.
- 3-aminopropanethiol (homocysteamine) and 2-mercaptoethanol can also
act as substrates, but glutathione, cysteine, and cysteine ethyl- and
methyl esters are not good substrates.
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| Cross-references |
|---|
| BRENDA | 1.13.11.19 |
| PUMA2 | 1.13.11.19 |
| PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles | 1.13.11.19 |
| KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.13.11.19 |
| IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature | 1.13.11.19 |
| IntEnz | 1.13.11.19 |
| MEDLINE | Find literature relating to 1.13.11.19 |
| MetaCyc | 1.13.11.19 |
| UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot |
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