| cysteine S-conjugate N-acetyltransferase | <enzyme> Catalyses n-acetylation of l-cysteine thioesters to form mercapturic acids; important in drug detoxication Registry number: EC 2.3.1.80 Synonym: cscn acetyltransferase (26 Jun 1999) |
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| cysteine string protein | <protein> (CSPs) Peripheral membrane proteins that contain more than 10 palmitoylated cysteines and a DNA J homology domain. Nature 375:647 (18 Nov 1997) |
| cysteine sulfinate desulfinase | <enzyme> Catalyses removal of elemental sulfur and selenium atoms from cysteine, cystine, selenocysteine and selenocystine to produce l-alanine. Registry number: EC 4.4.1.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| cysteine sulfinic acid | -O2S-CH2CH (NH3)+COO-;a natural oxidation product of cysteine; an intermediate in the formation of taurine (via cysteic acid). (05 Mar 2000) |
| cysteine synthase | <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the biosynthesis of cysteine in microorganisms and plants from o-acetyl-l-serine and hydrogen sulfide. Chemical name: O(3)-Acetyl-L-serine acetate-lyase (adding hydrogen sulfide) Registry number: EC 4.2.99.8 (12 Dec 1998) |
| Onchocerca volvulus L3 cysteine protease | <enzyme> Required for molting of o. Volvulus third stage larvae; genbank u71150 Registry number: EC 3.4.22.- Synonym: cysteine protease l3, o volvulus, lovcp (26 Jun 1999) |
| L-cysteine-cystine C-S lyase | <enzyme> C-des - cysteine desulfhydrase; a pyridoxal phosphate- containing enzyme from synechocystis involved information of fe-s cluster of ferredoxin; catalyses the breakdown of l-cysteine to yield sulfide, pyruvate and ammonia; increased activity with cystine, yielding cysteine persulfide as the primary product; mw about 43 kD Registry number: EC 4.4.1.- Synonym: c-des lyase (26 Jun 1999) |
| adenovirus endopeptidase | <enzyme> Has been sequenced; high homology for enzymes from human, bovine, canine, murine and avian adenoviruses; see also record for avian adenovirus type 1 proteinase Registry number: EC 3.4.22.- Synonym: ad2 proteinase, can1 proteinase, mav1 proteinase, adenovirus proteinase ad2 (26 Jun 1999) |
| alanine endopeptidase | <enzyme> From enterocyte brush border; cleaves between alanyl and alanyl-, leucyl-, or norleucyl- residues of synthetic peptides similar to metallic endopeptidases Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| arginine endopeptidase | <enzyme> Cleaves arginine at the carboxyl side in a peptide chain Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- Synonym: arginyl endopeptidase (26 Jun 1999) |
| glutamyl endopeptidase | <enzyme> Cleaves at the carboxyl side of glutamate and aspartate residues in proteins; see also glutamyl endopeptidase II from strep. Griseus (EC 3.4.21.82) Registry number: EC 3.4.21.19 Synonym: staphylococcus v-8 protease, v-8 protease, protease v8, staph aureus sv8 protease, staphylococcal serine protease, glu-c protease, staphylococcal glu-c protease, endoproteinase glu-c, protease glu-c, glutamate-specific endopeptidase, endopeptidase glu-c (26 Jun 1999) |
| glycyl endopeptidase | <enzyme> Isoelectric pt greater than 11.1; molecular mass=24k; separable from papaya proteinase a by acid gel electrophoresis; from papaya plant carcica papaya; not inhibited by chicken cystatin Registry number: EC 3.4.22.25 Synonym: papaya peptidase b, papaya proteinase b, papaya proteinase iv (26 Jun 1999) |
| PepE endopeptidase | <enzyme> Thiol-dependent endoprotease from lactobacillus helveticus; do not confuse with pepe protein, which is an aspartic proteinase from aspergillus niger; genbank u77050 Registry number: EC 3.4.- Synonym: pepe gene product, lactobacillus (26 Jun 1999) |
| peptide hormone inactivating endopeptidase | <enzyme> From xenopus laevis; cleaves at xaa-phe, xaa-leu or xaa-ile bonds where xaa = ser, phe, tyr, his or gly in peptide hormones Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- Synonym: phie, xenopus (26 Jun 1999) |
| procollagen C-endopeptidase | <enzyme> Cleaves the carboxyl-terminal propeptides from type I pr; in 1996 determined to be identical to bone morphogenetic protein 1 Registry number: EC 3.4.24.19 Synonym: procollagen c-protease, type I procollagen carboxyl-terminal proteinase, c-proteinase, procollagen, procollagen endopeptidase (carboxy terminal splitting), procollagen c-proteinase, bone morphogenetic protein 1, bone morphogenic protein 1, bmp-1 (26 Jun 1999) |