Farnesylcysteine_lyase

Farnesylcysteine lyase

Farnesylcysteine lyase

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Farnesylcysteine lyase (EC 1.8.3.6, FC lyase, FCLY) is an enzyme with systematic name S-(2E,6E)-farnesyl-L-cysteine oxidase.[1][2] This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction

S-(2E,6E)-farnesyl-L-cysteine + O2 + H2O (2E,6E)-farnesal + L-cysteine + H2O2
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Farnesylcysteine lyase is a flavoprotein (FAD).

References

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    Huizinga DH, Denton R, Koehler KG, Tomasello A, Wood L, Sen SE, Crowell DN (January 2010). "Farnesylcysteine lyase is involved in negative regulation of abscisic acid signaling in Arabidopsis". Molecular Plant. 3 (1): 143–55. doi:10.1093/mp/ssp091. PMC 2807925. PMID 19969520.
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    Crowell DN, Huizinga DH, Deem AK, Trobaugh C, Denton R, Sen SE (June 2007). "Arabidopsis thaliana plants possess a specific farnesylcysteine lyase that is involved in detoxification and recycling of farnesylcysteine". The Plant Journal. 50 (5): 839–47. doi:10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03091.x. PMID 17425716.
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