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cysteine sulfinate decarboxylase (sulfinoalanine decarboxylase, cysteine-sulfinic acid decarboxylase, CSAD, CSD)
Function:
- taurine biosynthesis
Cofactor: pyridoxal phosphate
Alternative splicing: named isoforms=2
Comparative biology:
- may be 2 forms in rat brain
Interactions
molecular events
General
carboxy-lyase or decarboxylase
Properties
SIZE: MW = 55 kD
entity length = 493 aa
MOTIF: cofactor-binding site [305-305]
FOR-BINDING-OF: pyridoxal phosphate
Database Correlations
UniProt Q9Y600
Pfam PF00282
ENZYME 4.1.1.29
References
- UniProt :accession Q9Y600
- PMID: 90155316