title: Production of S-sulfocysteine from so-called cystine disulfoxide in the presence of aspartate aminotransferase.
abstract: S-Sulfocysteine production occurred when so-called cystine disulfoxide was incubated with aspartate aminotransferase and 2-oxoglutarate. Evidence was provided indicating that the alanine sulfinic acid portion of cystine disulfoxide was transaminated and the resulting sulfinylpyruvic acid portion decomposed non-enzymatically to give S-sulfocysteine and pyruvic acid.
mesh_terms: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D002384:Catalysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D003545:Cysteine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D003553:Cystine; D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids; D013451:Sulfonic Acids; D013454:Sulfoxides; D013886:Thiosulfonic Acids
chemical_list: D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids; D013451:Sulfonic Acids; D013454:Sulfoxides; D013886:Thiosulfonic Acids; D003553:Cystine; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D003545:Cysteine