BioCyc:HOMOCYSTEINE-DESULFHYDRASE-RXN

WATER + HOMO-CYS --> HS + 2-OXOBUTANOATE + AMMONIUM

H2O[H2O] + L-Homocysteine[C4H9NO2S] = Hydrogen sulfide[H2S] + 2-Oxobutanoate[C4H6O3] + NH4+[NH4]

DB Links

  • BioCyc: HOMOCYSTEINE-DESULFHYDRASE-RXN
  • EC Number: 4.4.1.2
Alias

Metabolites

Substrates
metabolite compartment Structure
H2O

Formula: H2O 		Cytoplasm
L-Homocysteine

Formula: C4H9NO2S 		Cytoplasm
Products
metabolite compartment Structure
Hydrogen sulfide

Formula: H2S		 Cytoplasm
2-Oxobutanoate

Formula: C4H6O3		 Cytoplasm
NH4+

Formula: NH4		 Cytoplasm