alliinase
Sign in to saveAlso known as cysteine sulphoxide lyase, cysteine sulfoxide lyase, L-cysteine sulfoxide lyase, S-alkyl-L-cysteine S-oxide alkyl-sulfenate-lyase (2-aminoacrylate-forming), alliin alkyl-sulfenate-lyase, alkylcysteine sulfoxide lyase, S-alkylcysteine sulfoxide lyase
In enzymology, an alliin lyase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction
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In enzymology, an alliin lyase () is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an S-alkyl-L-cysteine S-oxide \rightleftharpoons an alkyl sulfenate + 2-aminoacrylate
Hence, this enzyme has one substrate, S-alkyl-L-cysteine S-oxide, and two products, alkyl sulfenate and 2-aminoacrylate.
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