Encodes an enzyme that decomposes D-cysteine into pyruvate, H2S, and NH3. Only D-cysteine but not L-cysteine was converted by D-CDes to pyruvate, H2S, and NH3. There is conflicting evidence on its 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase activity. Involved in regulating ethylene levels.
Computational Description
D-cysteine desulfhydrase (D-CDES); FUNCTIONS IN: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate deaminase activity, D-cysteine desulfhydrase activity, cobalt ion binding, catalytic activity; INVOLVED IN: response to cadmium ion, ethylene biosynthetic process; LOCATED IN: mitochondrion, chloroplast; EXPRESSED IN: 23 plant structures; EXPRESSED DURING: 15 growth stages; CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme, beta subunit (InterPro:IPR001926), Pyridoxal phosphate-dependent deaminase (InterPro:IPR005966); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme family protein (TAIR:AT3G26115.1); Has 2814 Blast hits to 2813 proteins in 938 species: Archae - 31; Bacteria - 1992; Metazoa - 30; Fungi - 102; Plants - 101; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 558 (source: NCBI BLink).
