Cystathionine gamma-lyase
BE0000791ProteinHumansCTH
Catalyzes the last step in the trans-sulfuration pathway from L-methionine to L-cysteine in a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate (PLP)-dependent manner, which consists on cleaving the L,L-cystathionine molecule into L-cysteine, ammonia and 2-oxobutanoate (PubMed:10212249, PubMed:18476726, PubMed:19261609, PubMed:19961860). It is acted on by 7 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- CTH
- UniProtKB entry
- P32929Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Cytoplasm
- Residues / weight
- 405 residues · 44,508 Da
- Also known as
- 4.4.1.1 · CGL · CSE · Cysteine desulfhydrase · Cysteine-protein sulfhydrase
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 07, 2019
Which approved drugs act on Cystathionine gamma-lyase, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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