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Information on EC 2.8.1.7 - cysteine desulfurase

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     2 Transferases
         2.8 Transferring sulfur-containing groups
             2.8.1 Sulfurtransferases
                2.8.1.7 cysteine desulfurase
IUBMB Comments
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The sulfur from free L-cysteine is first transferred to a cysteine residue in the active site, and then passed on to various other acceptors. The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters, thio-nucleosides in tRNA, thiamine, biotin, lipoate and pyranopterin (molybdopterin) . In Azotobacter vinelandii, this sulfur provides the inorganic sulfide required for nitrogenous metallocluster formation .
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