MPST transfers sulfur from sulfanegen to HCN to form HSCN
sulfanegen + 2 HCN → 2 HSCN + 2 PYR
- Reactome
- R-HSA-9013533
- Compartment
- mitochondrial matrix
- Rhea
- None recorded
Inputs
- sulfanegenR-ALL-9013543, mitochondrial matrix
- 2 HCNCHEBI:18407, CHN, mitochondrial matrix
Outputs
- 2 HSCNCHEBI:18022, CNS, mitochondrial matrix
- 2 PYRCHEBI:15361, C3H3O3, mitochondrial matrix
Catalysed by
- sulfurtransferase activity of MPST [mitochondrial matrix]EC 2.8.1; UniProt P25325
Literature
- Do antidotes for acute cyanide poisoning act on mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase to facilitate detoxification? Curr. Drug Targets Immune Endocr. Metabol. Disord., 2003