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ENZYME entry: EC 2.8.1.7

Accepted Name
cysteine desulfurase
Alternative Name(s)
cysteine desulfurylase
Reaction catalysed
[sulfur carrier]-H + L-cysteine <=> [sulfur carrier]-SH + L-alanine
Comment(s)
  • 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.
Cross-references
BRENDA 2.8.1.7
EC2PDB 2.8.1.7
ExplorEnz 2.8.1.7
PRIAM enzyme-specific profiles 2.8.1.7
KEGG Ligand Database for Enzyme Nomenclature 2.8.1.7
IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature 2.8.1.7
IntEnz 2.8.1.7
MEDLINE Find literature relating to 2.8.1.7
MetaCyc 2.8.1.7
Rhea expert-curated reactions 2.8.1.7
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
Q93WX6, CNIF1_ARATH Q49690, CSD2_MYCLE Q46925, CSDA_ECOLI
Q9YAB6, CSD_AERPE O51111, CSD_BORBU Q9PLP0, CSD_CHLMU
Q9Z7L5, CSD_CHLPN O84693, CSD_CHLTR Q57476, CSD_HAEIN
Q9K7A0, CSD_HALH5 Q9HMM6, CSD_HALSA O27442, CSD_METTH
P63517, CSD_MYCBO Q49420, CSD_MYCGE P75298, CSD_MYCPN
P9WQ68, CSD_MYCTO P9WQ69, CSD_MYCTU P57989, CSD_PASMU
Q9HXX3, CSD_PSEAE Q9Z408, CSD_PSEPK Q9V242, CSD_PYRAB
Q5HHH0, CSD_STAAC P63518, CSD_STAAM P99177, CSD_STAAN
Q6GIH2, CSD_STAAR Q6GB11, CSD_STAAS Q8NXH0, CSD_STAAW
Q5HQQ0, CSD_STAEQ Q8CTA4, CSD_STAES Q9XAD5, CSD_STRCO
Q55793, CSD_SYNY3 Q9X191, CSD_THEMA O83623, CSD_TREPA
Q9PQ36, CSD_UREPA Q9KPQ7, CSD_VIBCH Q9PDA6, CSD_XYLFA
Q87DJ2, CSD_XYLFT O32975, CYD_MYCLE Q9KII6, CYD_MYCPA
Q8KUU5, CYD_SYNE7 O30052, ISCS1_ARCFU O34599, ISCS1_BACSU
O29689, ISCS2_ARCFU O34874, ISCS2_BACSU P9WQ70, ISCSL_MYCTO
P9WQ71, ISCSL_MYCTU B7H3H0, ISCS_ACIB3 B7I5Q3, ISCS_ACIB5
B2HZI5, ISCS_ACIBC B0VNW2, ISCS_ACIBS B0VD51, ISCS_ACIBY
A6VMN7, ISCS_ACTSZ A0KJ32, ISCS_AERHH A4SP14, ISCS_AERS4
B8JC53, ISCS_ANAD2 Q2INI7, ISCS_ANADE A7H804, ISCS_ANADF
B4UCP2, ISCS_ANASK C1DE68, ISCS_AZOVD O31269, ISCS_AZOVI
B8D8F9, ISCS_BUCA5 P57657, ISCS_BUCAI O51886, ISCS_BUCAP
B8D8B6, ISCS_BUCAT Q89A19, ISCS_BUCBP A7FWJ9, ISCS_CLOB1
A5I4Z9, ISCS_CLOBH C1FTC4, ISCS_CLOBJ Q486Z0, ISCS_COLP3
A7MGX8, ISCS_CROS8 Q47EN5, ISCS_DECAR B8DZS1, ISCS_DICTD
A7ZPX4, ISCS_ECO24 B7UGX6, ISCS_ECO27 B7MIM0, ISCS_ECO45
B7LDC2, ISCS_ECO55 P0A6B9, ISCS_ECO57 B5Z104, ISCS_ECO5E
B7NRH9, ISCS_ECO7I B7MYG3, ISCS_ECO81 B7M7N3, ISCS_ECO8A
C4ZXA5, ISCS_ECOBW B1XB05, ISCS_ECODH A8A336, ISCS_ECOHS
Q0TEV5, ISCS_ECOL5 P0A6B8, ISCS_ECOL6 B1IWD1, ISCS_ECOLC
P0A6B7, ISCS_ECOLI B7N6B7, ISCS_ECOLU B6I5A2, ISCS_ECOSE
B1LNI6, ISCS_ECOSM C5BEU5, ISCS_EDWI9 Q2GGJ4, ISCS_EHRCR
A4WDB1, ISCS_ENT38 B2VI32, ISCS_ERWT9 B7LKA9, ISCS_ESCF3
B8F356, ISCS_GLAP5 Q7VMA9, ISCS_HAEDU A5UAA8, ISCS_HAEIE
A5UGI1, ISCS_HAEIG Q57337, ISCS_HAEIN B6JKF2, ISCS_HELP2
Q9ZML2, ISCS_HELPJ B2US50, ISCS_HELPS O25008, ISCS_HELPY
Q0I1L2, ISCS_HISS1 B0UVL5, ISCS_HISS2 B5XNJ7, ISCS_KLEP3
A6TCF1, ISCS_KLEP7 Q65RS7, ISCS_MANSM Q60C64, ISCS_METCA
Q1H361, ISCS_METFK P57795, ISCS_METTE Q5F8X4, ISCS_NEIG1
B4RMB8, ISCS_NEIG2 A9M029, ISCS_NEIM0 Q9JTX0, ISCS_NEIMA
Q9JYY0, ISCS_NEIMB A1KUK1, ISCS_NEIMF P57803, ISCS_PASMU
Q6D259, ISCS_PECAS C6DBJ1, ISCS_PECCP Q7N224, ISCS_PHOLL
Q6LU62, ISCS_PHOPR B4EZU8, ISCS_PROMH Q48M05, ISCS_PSE14
A6V0U8, ISCS_PSEA7 B7UWH7, ISCS_PSEA8 Q02RW8, ISCS_PSEAB
Q9HXI8, ISCS_PSEAE Q1IEJ2, ISCS_PSEE4 Q4K6T8, ISCS_PSEF5
C3K1M5, ISCS_PSEFS A4XY43, ISCS_PSEMY A5VYS4, ISCS_PSEP1
Q3K7A5, ISCS_PSEPF B0KPH6, ISCS_PSEPG Q88PK8, ISCS_PSEPK
B1JDR3, ISCS_PSEPW Q887A1, ISCS_PSESM Q3IFI3, ISCS_PSET1
Q4ZX34, ISCS_PSEU2 A1SUI4, ISCS_PSYIN C3PNQ8, ISCS_RICAE
A8GNU0, ISCS_RICAH A8GWB2, ISCS_RICB8 Q1RHY6, ISCS_RICBR
A8EYH9, ISCS_RICCK Q92HP1, ISCS_RICCN Q4UL77, ISCS_RICFE
A8F204, ISCS_RICM5 Q9ZD60, ISCS_RICPR C4K1Z7, ISCS_RICPU
B0BXX6, ISCS_RICRO A8GSG4, ISCS_RICRS Q68WP6, ISCS_RICTY
O54055, ISCS_RUMFL A1AWM1, ISCS_RUTMC B5F1C0, ISCS_SALA4
A9MHJ4, ISCS_SALAR Q57LG9, ISCS_SALCH B5FR85, ISCS_SALDC
B5R5A2, ISCS_SALEP B5RD12, ISCS_SALG2 B4TDB6, ISCS_SALHS
B4T0S2, ISCS_SALNS Q5PNG1, ISCS_SALPA A9N1X5, ISCS_SALPB
C0PYK7, ISCS_SALPC B5BAW6, ISCS_SALPK B4TRX5, ISCS_SALSV
Q8Z4N0, ISCS_SALTI Q8ZN40, ISCS_SALTY A8GHY3, ISCS_SERP5
A1S544, ISCS_SHEAM B8E9D2, ISCS_SHEB2 A3D577, ISCS_SHEB5
A6WNY5, ISCS_SHEB8 A9L3R0, ISCS_SHEB9 Q12P83, ISCS_SHEDO
Q080P6, ISCS_SHEFN B0TNY1, ISCS_SHEHH A3QFD5, ISCS_SHELP
Q8EEU9, ISCS_SHEON A8H2M6, ISCS_SHEPA A4Y7D7, ISCS_SHEPC
B8CMW5, ISCS_SHEPW A0KXJ0, ISCS_SHESA A8FXA5, ISCS_SHESH
Q0HJF4, ISCS_SHESM Q0HVP4, ISCS_SHESR A1RJ52, ISCS_SHESW
B1KNI3, ISCS_SHEWM B2TXV5, ISCS_SHIB3 Q0T1Y9, ISCS_SHIF8
P0A6C0, ISCS_SHIFL A4VNY2, ISCS_STUS1 C4L7K2, ISCS_TOLAT
A5CWM6, ISCS_VESOH B7VJS6, ISCS_VIBA3 A7MU48, ISCS_VIBC1
A5F3G4, ISCS_VIBC3 Q9KTY2, ISCS_VIBCH C3LT01, ISCS_VIBCM
Q87S28, ISCS_VIBPA Q8DEY7, ISCS_VIBVU Q7MNG2, ISCS_VIBVY
O49543, MNIF1_ARATH P0DN31, NFS1_ARTBC P87185, NFS1_CANAL
P87187, NFS1_CANMA Q54X04, NFS1_DICDI Q9VKD3, NFS1_DROME
Q8SQS2, NFS1_ENCCU O60028, NFS1_EREGS Q9Y697, NFS1_HUMAN
Q9Z1J3, NFS1_MOUSE Q5RDE7, NFS1_PONAB Q99P39, NFS1_RAT
O74351, NFS1_SCHPO B0YLW6, NFS1_TRAHO P25374, NFS1_YEAST
Q44507, NIFS1_TRIV2 Q44482, NIFS2_TRIV2 P70727, NIFS_AZOBR
P23120, NIFS_AZOCH P05341, NIFS_AZOVI P38033, NIFS_BACSU
P37030, NIFS_BRADU Q01179, NIFS_CERSP Q52069, NIFS_ENTAG
Q9Z5X5, NIFS_FRASE P57794, NIFS_GLUDA Q9KDJ6, NIFS_HALH5
P05344, NIFS_KLEPN P12623, NIFS_NOSS1 Q07177, NIFS_RHOCA
P55690, NIFS_SINFN Q43884, NIFS_TRIAZ O32164, SUFS_BACSU
A8AH80, SUFS_CITK8 A7MF59, SUFS_CROS8 Q9EXP2, SUFS_DICD3
A7ZME5, SUFS_ECO24 B7US19, SUFS_ECO27 B7MA32, SUFS_ECO45
B7L5N2, SUFS_ECO55 Q7ADI4, SUFS_ECO57 B5Z4B3, SUFS_ECO5E
B7NTV6, SUFS_ECO7I B7MV59, SUFS_ECO81 B7M0N5, SUFS_ECO8A
C4ZYE2, SUFS_ECOBW B1XFY8, SUFS_ECODH A8A0M6, SUFS_ECOHS
A1ABL8, SUFS_ECOK1 Q0THE9, SUFS_ECOL5 Q8FH54, SUFS_ECOL6
B1IQ76, SUFS_ECOLC P77444, SUFS_ECOLI B7N516, SUFS_ECOLU
B6IBB9, SUFS_ECOSE B1LE56, SUFS_ECOSM Q1RBB6, SUFS_ECOUT
A4W9R3, SUFS_ENT38 B7LQ96, SUFS_ESCF3 D4GYV5, SUFS_HALVD
B5XQH2, SUFS_KLEP3 A6TAE4, SUFS_KLEP7 Q6D625, SUFS_PECAS
C6DKM6, SUFS_PECCP Q7N3U5, SUFS_PHOLL A0A509AF62, SUFS_PLABA
Q8IBT4, SUFS_PLAF7 A0A2K8FTN3, SUFS_PLAVI B5F7C4, SUFS_SALA4
A9MEP3, SUFS_SALAR Q57PR2, SUFS_SALCH B5FIM3, SUFS_SALDC
B5QVS9, SUFS_SALEP B5RAT4, SUFS_SALG2 B4TGK9, SUFS_SALHS
B4T4R6, SUFS_SALNS A9N142, SUFS_SALPB B4TUT5, SUFS_SALSV
Q8XF77, SUFS_SALTI Q7CQN5, SUFS_SALTY A8GDU4, SUFS_SERP5
B2U2I4, SUFS_SHIB3 Q321D9, SUFS_SHIBS Q7UAH4, SUFS_SHIFL
Q3Z233, SUFS_SHISS Q8D2J7, SUFS_WIGBR A7FHJ2, SUFS_YERP3
Q1C761, SUFS_YERPA B2K5J4, SUFS_YERPB Q8D0M6, SUFS_YERPE
A9QZC9, SUFS_YERPG Q1CIJ6, SUFS_YERPN A4TIP2, SUFS_YERPP
Q66A22, SUFS_YERPS B1JJ48, SUFS_YERPY

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