Cystathionine

Cystathionine

Ball-and-stick model of the cystathionine molecule as a zwitterion
Names
IUPAC name 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid
Other names L-Cystathionine; S-[(2R)-2-Amino-2-carboxyethyl]-L-homocysteine
Identifiers
CAS Number	56-88-2 Y
ChEBI	CHEBI:17755 Y
ChEMBL	ChEMBL209241 Y
ChemSpider	388392 N
Jmol 3D model	Interactive image
KEGG	C00542 Y
MeSH	Cystathionine
PubChem	439258
InChI InChI=1S/C7H14N2O4S/c8-4(6(10)11)1-2-14-3-5(9)7(12)13/h4-5H,1-3,8-9H2,(H,10,11)(H,12,13)/t4-,5-/m0/s1 N Key: ILRYLPWNYFXEMH-WHFBIAKZSA-N N InChI=1/C7H14N2O4S/c8-4(6(10)11)1-2-14-3-5(9)7(12)13/h4-5H,1-3,8-9H2,(H,10,11)(H,12,13) Key: ILRYLPWNYFXEMH-UHFFFAOYAH
SMILES C(CSC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
Properties
Chemical formula	C7H14N2O4S
Molar mass	222.26 g·mol−1
Vapor pressure	{{{value}}}
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references

Cystathionine is an intermediate in the synthesis of cysteine.

An excess in the urine is called cystathioninuria.

Biosynthetically, cystathionineis generated from homocysteine and serine by cystathionine beta synthase (upper reaction in the diagram below). It is then cleaved into cysteine and α-ketobutyrate by cystathionine gamma-lyase (lower reaction).

File:Cysteine biosynthesis unlabeled.svg

Cysteine metabolism. Cystathionine beta synthase catalyzes the upper reaction and cystathionine gamma-lyase catalyzes the lower reaction.