Showing chemical card for S-Prenyl-L-cysteine (CFc000007823)
Record Information
Version
1.0
Creation Date
2022-08-28 10:25:12 UTC
Update Date
2022-09-13 18:54:21 UTC
Chemfont ID
CFc000007823
Molecule Identification
Common Name
S-Prenyl-L-cysteine
Definition
S-Prenyl-L-cysteine is catalysed by prenylcysteine oxidase to form L-cysteine.A flavoprotein (FAD). Cleaves the thioether bond of S-prenyl-L-cysteines, such as S-farnesylcysteine and S-geranylgeranylcysteine. N-Acetyl-prenylcysteine and. prenylcysteinyl peptides are not substrates. This reaction may represent the final. step in the degradation of prenylated proteins in mammalian tissues. The enzyme is originally thought to be a simple lyase so it had been classified as. EC 4.4.1.18.
Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as cysteine and derivatives. Cysteine and derivatives are compounds containing cysteine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of cysteine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.
