Cysteamine dehydrogenase

Definition:

EC Tree > 1 Oxidoreductases > 1.8 Acting on a sulfur group of donors > 1.8.1 With NAD+ or NADP+ as acceptor > 1.8.1.1 cysteamine dehydrogenase
Cysteamine dehydrogenase is an NAD(P)-linked oxidoreductase acting on thiol groups of cysteamine, initiating the conversion of cysteamine into taurine in mammalian sulfur amino-acid catabolism.

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