Cysteine lyase
In enzymology, a cysteine lyase is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are L-cysteine and sulfite, whereas its two products are L-cysteate and hydrogen sulfide.
This enzyme belongs to the family of lyases, specifically the class of carbon-sulfur lyases. The systematic name of this enzyme class is L-cysteine hydrogen-sulfide-lyase . Other names in common use include cysteine lyase, and L-cysteine hydrogen-sulfide-lyase . This enzyme participates in cysteine metabolism and taurine metabolism. It employs one cofactor, pyridoxal phosphate.
