| 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) |
| acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase | <enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of acetoacetate and CoA in the presence of ATP to yield AMP, pyrophosphate and acetoacetyl-CoA; the latter is the first intermediate in cholesterogenesis; also acts more slowly on l-3-hydroxybutanoate Registry number: EC 6.2.1.16 Synonym: acetoacetyl-CoA ligase, acetoacetate-CoA ligase, acetoacetyl-coenzyme a synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acetyl-CoA synthetase | A ligase that catalyses the reaction of acetate and CoA and ATP to form AMP, pyrophosphate, and acetyl-CoA. A key step in the activation of acetate. Synonym: acetate thiokinase, acetate-CoA ligase, acetyl-activating enzyme, acetyl-CoA synthetase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acid cholesterol ester synthetase | <enzyme> Aortal enzyme, does not require exogenous ATP or CoA; reverse reaction of cholesterol esterase Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: cholesterol ester synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| acyl-CoA synthetase | General term for enzymes that form acyl-CoA, now called ligases, specifically, long-chain fatty acid-CoA ligase. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acyl protein synthetase | <enzyme> Component of the fatty acid reductase complex of luminescent bacteria Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- Synonym: luxe gene product, fatty acyl-protein synthetase (26 Jun 1999) |
| aerobactin synthetase | <enzyme> Condenses 2 molecules of n-epsilon-acetyl-n-epsilon-hydroxylysine with citric acid to form aerobactin Registry number: EC 4.1.3.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| alamethicin synthetase | <enzyme> ATP-dependent, similar to gramicidin s synthesis Registry number: EC 6.3.2.- (26 Jun 1999) |
| alpha-aminoadipyl-cysteinyl-valine synthetase | <enzyme> As of 9/27/95 this has been separated from isopenicillin n synthetase Registry number: EC 6.3.2.- Synonym: acv synthetase, aa-cysteine synthetase, delta-(alpha-aminoadipyl)-cys-val synthetase, delta-(l-alpha-aminoadipyl)-l-cyteinyl-d-valine synthetase, pcbab gene product, acva gene product (26 Jun 1999) |