Catalysis of the reaction: L-cysteine + H2O = ammonia + pyruvate + hydrogen sulfide + H+
References
1.MetaCycLCYSDESULF-RXN 2.PMID19955263 3.EC4.4.1.1 4.Reactome: R-HSA-1614591 "Excess cysteine yields lanthionine and H2S" 5.Reactome: R-HSA-1614614 "Cysteine is degraded to serine and H2S"
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