Structural highlights
Function
METY_THEMA Catalyzes the production of homocysteine from O-acetylhomoserine (OAH) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a step in the methionine biosynthesis pathway. Is not able to form cystathionine from O-acetylhomoserine and L-cysteine.[1]
References
- ↑ Ferla MP, Brewster JL, Hall KR, Evans GB, Patrick WM. Primordial-like enzymes from bacteria with reduced genomes. Mol Microbiol. 2017 Aug;105(4):508-524. doi: 10.1111/mmi.13737. Epub 2017 Jul 6. PMID:28640457 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mmi.13737