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Cysteine synthase

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Book cover Class 2 · Transferases VI

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Nomenclature

EC number

2.5.1.47

Systematic name

O3-acetyl-l-serine:hydrogen-sulfide 2-amino-2-carboxyethyltransferase

Recommended name

cysteine synthase

Synonyms

Csase

EC 4.2.99.8 (formerly)

O-acetyl-l-serine acetate-lyase (adding hydrogen sulfide)

O-acetyl-l-serine sulfhydrylase

O-acetyl-l-serine sulfohydrolase

O-acetyl-l-serine(thiol)lyase

O-acetylserine(thiol)-lyase

O-acetylserine(thiol)lyase

O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase

O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase A

O-acetylserine(thiol)lyase

O-acetylserine-O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydro-lyase

OAS Shane

OAS-TL

OASS

OASTL

S-sulfocysteine synthase

acetylserine sulfhydrylase

cysteine synthetase

synthase, cysteine

CAS registry number

37290-89-4

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(2007). Cysteine synthase. In: Schomburg, D., Schomburg, I., Chang, A. (eds) Class 2 · Transferases VI. Springer Handbook of Enzymes, vol 34. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49755-4_17

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