ENTRY EC 4.4.1.6 NAME S-Alkylcysteine lyase CLASS Lyases Carbon-sulfur lyases SYSNAME S-Alkyl-L-cysteine alkylthiol-lyase (deaminating) REACTION an S-Alkyl-L-cysteine + H2O = an Alkyl thiol + NH3 + Pyruvate SUBSTRATE S-Alkyl-L-cysteine H2O PRODUCT Alkyl thiol NH3 Pyruvate COFACTOR Pyridoxal phosphate COMMENT A pyridoxal-phosphate protein. Decomposes S-alkyl-L-cysteines by alpha,beta-elimination. Possibly identical, in yeast, with EC 4.4.1.8. DBLINKS University of Geneva ENZYME DATA BANK: 4.4.1.6 WIT (What Is There) Metabolic Reconstruction: 4.4.1.6 ///