ENTRY       EC 4.1.1.29
NAME        Sulfoalanine decarboxylase
            Cysteine-sulfinate decarboxylase
CLASS       Lyases
            Carbon-carbon lyases
            Carboxy-lyases
SYSNAME     3-Sulfino-L-alanine carboxy-lyase
REACTION    3-Sulfino-L-alanine = Hypotaurine + CO2
SUBSTRATE   3-Sulfino-L-alanine
            L-Cysteate
PRODUCT     Hypotaurine
            CO2
            Taurine
COFACTOR    Pyridoxal phosphate
COMMENT     A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Also acts on L-cysteate.
PATHWAY     PATH: MAP00430  Taurine and hypotaurine metabolism
DBLINKS     University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.1.1.29
            WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.1.1.29
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