Cystathionine beta-synthase
BE0000323ProteinHumansCBS
Hydro-lyase catalyzing the first step of the transsulfuration pathway, where the hydroxyl group of L-serine is displaced by L-homocysteine in a beta-replacement reaction to form L-cystathionine, the precursor of L-cysteine. It is acted on by 10 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- CBS
- UniProtKB entry
- P35520Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasm
- Residues / weight
- 551 residues · 60,586 Da
- Also known as
- 4.2.1.22 · Beta-thionase · Serine sulfhydrase
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Cystathionine beta-synthase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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