Medical Definition of Transsulfurase

1. Descriptive term applied to the enzymes catalyzing, among others, the following reactions involving sulfur-containing compounds: 1) cystathionine → cysteine + alpha-ketobutyrate + NH3 (cystathionine gamma-lyase); 2) cystathionine → homocysteine + pyruvate + NH3 (cystathionine beta-lyase); 3) cystine → thiocysteine + pyruvate + NH3 (cystathionine gamma-lyase); 4) cystathionine → serine + homocysteine (cystathionine synthase). Synonym: transulfurase. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Transsulfurase

transshapes
transshaping
transshift
transship
transshipment
transshipment center
transshipments
transshipped
transshipping
transships
transsonic
transsphenoidal
transsphenoidal adenomectomy
transstadial transmission
transsubstantiation
transsulfurase (current term)
transsulfuration
transsynaptic
transsynaptic chromatolysis
transsynaptic degeneration
transtactic
transtacticity
transtemporal
transtentorial
transtentorial herniation
transthalamic
transtheism
transtheisms
transtheistic
transthermia

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