Cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase

BE0000079ProteinHumansCSAD

Catalyzes the decarboxylation of L-aspartate, 3-sulfino-L-alanine (cysteine sulfinic acid), and L-cysteate to beta-alanine, hypotaurine and taurine, respectively. It is acted on by 2 drugs in DrugBank.

Gene name
CSAD
UniProtKB entry
Q9Y600Swiss-Prot
Residues / weight
493 residues · 55,023 Da
Also known as
4.1.1.29 · Aspartate 1-decarboxylase · CSD · Cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase · Sulfinoalanine decarboxylase

Resolves to

Pharmacology
Structure

What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019

2DrugsApproved to experimental, with action, bond type and pharmacological action
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3GO termsFunction, process and component, as structured annotations
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1Pfam domainDomain architecture mapped to Pfam families and clans
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6+ReferencesStructured and connected to the statements they support
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Which approved drugs act on Cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?

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