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Cysteine Synthase

Known as: O(3)-Acetyl-L-serine acetate-lyase (adding hydrogen sulfide), O Acetylserine Sulfhydrylase, Sulfhydrylase, O-Acetylserine 
An enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of cysteine in microorganisms and plants from O-acetyl-L-serine and hydrogen sulfide. This enzyme was… 
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2014
2014
Cysteine biosynthesis in Leishmania
Every year 2 million people are diagnosed with leishmaniasis and 350 million are at risk of becoming infected. Spread throughout… 
2012
2012
Activity of the beta-cyanoalanine synthase pathway is associated with the response to abiotic stress by Arabidopsis thaliana
Cyanide is produced throughout a plant’s life cycle alongside the hormone ethylene by oxidation of 1-aminocyclopropane-1… 
2011
2011
Transgenic soybean plants overexpressing O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase accumulate enhanced levels of cysteine and Bowman–Birk protease inhibitor in seeds
Soybeans provide an excellent source of protein in animal feed. Soybean protein quality can be enhanced by increasing the… 
2010
2010
Sulphur depletion altered somatic embryogenesis in Theobroma cacao L. biochemical difference related to sulphur metabolism between embryogenic and non embryogenic calli.
Somatic embryogenesis is a useful tool for Theobroma cacao improvement and propagation. Depending on culture medium composition… 
2009
2009
Mechanisms of serine acetyltransferase and O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase
2009
2009
Structural and Biophysical Analysis of Important Biomedical Enzymes and Nano-architectures
O-Acetylserine sulfhydrylase is a pyridoxal 5 ′-phosphate-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the final step in the cysteine… 
2008
2008
Structural insights into catalysis and inhibition of O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Crystal structures of the enzyme alpha-aminoacrylate intermediate and an enzyme…
1980
1980
Effect of regulatory mutations of sulphur metabolism on the levels of cysteine- and homocysteine-synthesizing enzymes in Neurospora crassa.
1. Regulation of four enzymes involved in cysteine and homocysteine synthesis, i.e. cysteine synthase (EC 4.2.99.8), homocysteine… 
1977
1977
Cystine content of legume seed proteins: estimation by determination of cysteine with 2-vinylquinoline, and relation to protein content and activity of cysteine synthase.
The cystine content of the protein of a number of different lines of legume seeds has been determined by the method of Krull et… 
1969
1969
The role of cysteine desulphhydrase and cysteine synthase in the evolution of hydrogen sulphide in pantothenic acid deficient yeast.