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CATH Superfamily 3.40.640.10

Type I PLP-dependent aspartate aminotransferase-like (Major domain)

The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_4_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

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Type I PLP-dependent aspartate aminotransferase-like (Major domain)
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FunFam 244: L-cysteine desulfhydrase

There are 1 EC terms in this cluster

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EC Term Annotations Evidence
L-cysteine desulfidase. [EC: 4.4.1.28]
L-cysteine + H(2)O = sulfide + NH(3) + pyruvate.
  • The enzyme from the archaeon Methanocaldococcus jannaschii contains a [4Fe-4S] cluster and is specific for L-cysteine (cf. EC 4.4.1.1).
  • It cleaves a carbon-sulfur bond releasing sulfide and the unstable enamine product 2-aminoprop-2-enoate that tautomerizes to an imine form, which undergoes a hydrolytic deamination to form pyruvate and ammonia.
  • The same reaction can also be catalyzed by some pyridoxal-phosphate proteins (cf. EC 4.4.1.1).
 4 A0A178VKW4 A0A178VKW4 Q9M1R1 Q9M1R1
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