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  • noun biochemistry An intermediate, 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid, in the biosynthesis of cysteine

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  • Normally the body continues to process homocysteine into another amino acid called cystathionine.

    The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991

  • Normally the body continues to process homocysteine into another amino acid called cystathionine.

    The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991

  • Without eduaquate amounts of vitamin B-6, the intermediate metabolic amino acid, homocysteine, cannot be completely converted into cystathionine.

    The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991

  • Without eduaquate amounts of vitamin B-6, the intermediate metabolic amino acid, homocysteine, cannot be completely converted into cystathionine.

    The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991

  • CYS4, the gene encoding cystathionine β-synthase, abolished the yeast metabolic cycles

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Heidi M. Blank et al. 2009

  • McPhie P, Miles EW (2000) Domain architecture of the heme-independent yeast cystathionine beta-synthase provides insights into mechanisms of catalysis and regulation.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Heidi M. Blank et al. 2009

  • We therefore determined the role for the endogenous H2S producing enzyme cystathionine-beta-synthetase (CBS) in a validated rat model of IBS-like chronic visceral hyperalgesia (CVH).

    BioMed Central - Latest articles Guang-Yin Xu 2009

  • Cox DR (1994) A yeast system for expression of human cystathionine beta-synthase: structural and functional conservation of the human and yeast genes.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Heidi M. Blank et al. 2009

  • Consequently, we decided to study the effects of cystathionine β-synthase perturbations on cell cycle progression.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Heidi M. Blank et al. 2009

  • Rate-dependence of the yeast full-length Cys4p and Cys4p (1-353) enzymes on the concentration of cystathionine is shown.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Heidi M. Blank et al. 2009

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