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The chemical reactions and pathways involving the nonmetallic element sulfur or compounds that contain sulfur, such as the amino acids methionine and cysteine or the tripeptide glutathione. The chemical reactions and pathways involving taurine (2-aminoethanesulfonic acid), a sulphur-containing amino acid derivative important in the metabolism of fats. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine into other compounds, including taurine. The chemical reactions and pathways involving compounds derived from amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents. The chemical reactions and pathways involving L-cysteine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, i.e. (2R)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of cysteine, 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine, the L-enantiomer of 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid, i.e. (2R)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: L-cysteine catabolic process to taurine
Acc: GO:0019452
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of L-cysteine into other compounds, including taurine.
Synonyms:
  • L-cysteine breakdown to taurine
  • L-cysteine degradation to taurine
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 2 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 2 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0019452 - L-cysteine catabolic process to taurine (interactive image map)
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