Synonyms |
c-ISCS, CD0387, CpNifS, CSD, CsdA, CsdB, CysD, cysteine desulfurase, cysteine desulphurase, cysteine:SufU sulfurtransferase, cysteinedesulfurylase, DndA, hAPE, IscS, L-cysteine desulfurase, Lecsl, Nfs, Nfs1, Nfs1p, Nfs2, NIFS, NifS4, Slr0077, Slr0077/SufS, Slr0387, SufS, SufS2 |
Comments |
A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. The sulfur from free?L-cysteine is first transferred to a cysteine residue in the active site, and then passed on to various other acceptors. The enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of iron-sulfur clusters, thio-nucleosides in tRNA, thiamine, biotin, lipoate and pyranopterin (molybdopterin) [2]. In?Azotobacter vinelandii, this sulfur provides the inorganic sulfide required for nitrogenous metallocluster formation [1]. |