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Taurine and Hypotaurine Metabolism
Proteins (5)
| Protein | Synonyms | Taxonomy |
|---|
| Glutamate decarboxylase 1 | EC 4.1.1.15; 67 kDa glutamic acid decarboxylase; GAD-67; Glutamate decarboxylase 67 kDa isoform | Homo sapiens (human) |
| Cysteine dioxygenase type 1 | EC 1.13.11.20; Cysteine dioxygenase type I; CDO; CDO-I | Homo sapiens (human) |
| Cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase | EC 4.1.1.29; Aspartate 1-decarboxylase; 4.1.1.11; Cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase; Sulfinoalanine decarboxylase | Homo sapiens (human) |
| 2-aminoethanethiol dioxygenase | EC 1.13.11.19; Cysteamine dioxygenase | Homo sapiens (human) |
| Glutathione hydrolase 6 | EC 3.4.19.13; Gamma-glutamyltransferase 6; GGT 6; 2.3.2.2; Gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase 6 | Homo sapiens (human) |
Compounds (8)
| Compound | Description |
|---|
| taurine | A conditionally essential nutrient, important during mammalian development. It is present in milk but is isolated mostly from ox bile and strongly conjugates bile acids. |
| Carbon Dioxide | A colorless, odorless gas that can be formed by the body and is necessary for the respiration cycle of plants and animals. |
| cysteine | A thiol-containing non-essential amino acid that is oxidized to form CYSTINE. |
| cysteamine | A mercaptoethylamine compound that is endogenously derived from the COENZYME A degradative pathway. The fact that cysteamine is readily transported into LYSOSOMES where it reacts with CYSTINE to form cysteine-cysteamine disulfide and CYSTEINE has led to its use in CYSTINE DEPLETING AGENTS for the treatment of CYSTINOSIS. |
| Oxygen | An element with atomic symbol O, atomic number 8, and atomic weight [15.99903; 15.99977]. It is the most abundant element on earth and essential for respiration. |
| hypotaurine | intermediate in production of taurine in the liver; structure |
| cysteic acid | Beta-Sulfoalanine. An amino acid with a C-terminal sulfonic acid group which has been isolated from human hair oxidized with permanganate. It occurs normally in the outer part of the sheep's fleece, where the wool is exposed to light and weather. |
| glutaurine | recently deteccted hormone of parathyroid gland; structure; RN given refers to (L)-isomer |