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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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In BloodO-Acetylhomoserine (thiol)-lyaseProcess of secretionantagonists & inhibitors

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2014
2014
Crystal structure of serine acetyl transferase from Brucella abortus and its complex with coenzyme A.
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2012
Highly Cited
2012
Proteomic analysis of copper stress responses in the roots of two rice (Oryza sativa L.) varieties differing in Cu tolerance
Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient required for growth and development of plants. However, excess Cu is toxic to plants… 
2001
2001
Increase in the Stability of Serine Acetyltransferase from Escherichia coli against Cold Inactivation and Proteolysis by Forming a Bienzyme Complex.
Cysteine synthetase from Escherichia coli is a bienzyme complex composed of serine acetyltransferase (SAT) and O-acetylserine… 
2001
2001
Effects of Irradiance-Sulphur Interactions on Enzymes of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Sulphur Metabolism in Maize Plants
The effect of sulphur deprivation and irradiance (180 and 750 µmol m−2 s−1) on plant growth and enzyme activities of carbon… 
2000
2000
Purification and characterization of beta-cyanoalanine synthase and cysteine synthases from potato tubers: are beta-cyanoalanine synthase and mitochondrial cysteine synthase same enzyme?
beta-Cyanoalanine synthase (CAS; EC 4.4.1.9) and two kinds of cysteine synthases (CS; EC 4.2.99.8) have been purified from the… 
1996
1996
Structural determination of stevastelins, novel depsipeptides from Penicillium sp.
Structures of novel immunosuppressants, stevastelin A, B and B3(1) were determined by their spectroscopic and chemical studies… 
1995
1995
Molecular Cloning of a Cysteine Synthase cDNA from Arabidopsis thaliana
Cys biosynthesis in higher plants occurs by a process similar to that known in microorganisms (Kredich, 1987). Cys synthase [O… 
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1993
Highly Cited
1993
Tobacco plants transformed with the O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase gene of wheat are resistant to toxic levels of hydrogen sulphide gas.
O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase (EC4.2.99.8) is the key enzyme in the cysteine biosynthetic pathway of plants and prokaryotes. The… 
1991
1991
Structure and time-dependent behavior of acetylated and non-acetylated forms of a molluscan metallothionein.
1977
1977
Sulphur metabolism in Paracoccus denitrificans. Purification, properties and regulation of serine transacetylase, O-acetylserine sulphydrylase and beta-cystathionase.
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