Chemical Properties
White Crystalline Solid
Uses
Intermediate for transsulfuration whereby a mammal transfers the sulfur of methionine via homocysteine to cysteine.
Uses
Intermediate in transsulfuration whereby the mammal transfers the sulfur of methionine via homocysteine to cysteine
Definition
ChEBI: A modified amino acid generated by enzymic means from homocysteine and serine.
Biological Activity
Cystathionine is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of the amino acid cysteine. Cystathionine is used as a substrate to differentiate and analyze cystathionine gamma-lyase(s).