Chemicals and Drugs

Cysteine Dioxygenase

An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-CYSTEINE to 3-sulfinoalanine (3-sulfino-L-alanine) in the CYSTEINE metabolism and TAURINE and hypotaurine metabolic pathways.

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Abstract

An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-CYSTEINE to 3-sulfinoalanine (3-sulfino-L-alanine) in the CYSTEINE metabolism and TAURINE and hypotaurine metabolic pathways.

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4 entry terms
  • Cysteine Dioxygenase Type I
  • Cysteine Oxidase
  • Dioxygenase, Cysteine
  • Oxidase, Cysteine

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29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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History Note

2006(1980); use CYSTEINE 1973-1979

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  1. D08.811w.682w.690w.416w.319w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cysteine Dioxygenase. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050558. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050558
  2. Cysteine Dioxygenase. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysteine_dioxygenase
  3. Cysteine Dioxygenase. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1168142