Sulfur of cysteineare not used/ utilized in the body for the following process/product
Correct Answer: Introduction of sulphur in methionine
Description: Methionine is an essential amino acid, so it cannot besynthesized from Cysteine.- But Sulfur of cysteine is donated by sulfur ofmethionine.- This is called transsulfuration reaction.- PLP is the coenzyme of transrulfuration.- The reaction is catalyzed by Cystathionine betaSynthase and Cystathionase enzyme
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