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EC 2.8.5.1 Details
EC number
2.8.5.1
Accepted name
S-sulfo-L-cysteine synthase (3-phospho-L-serine-dependent)
Reaction
O-phospho-L-serine + thiosulfate = S-sulfo-L-cysteine + phosphate
Other name(s)
cysK2 (gene name)
Systematic name
thiosulfate:3-phospho-L-serine thiosulfotransferase
Comment
The enzyme, which has been characterized from the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, has no activity with O-acetyl-L-serine. Requires pyridoxal 5′-phosphate. cf. EC 2.5.1.144, S-sulfo-L-cysteine synthase (O-acetyl-L-serine-dependent).
History
created 2018
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