Cysteine Dioxygenase

**Definition:** An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-CYSTEINE to 3-sulfinoalanine (3-sulfino-L-alanine) in the CYSTEINE metabolism and TAURINE and hypotaurine metabolic pathways.

**Tree numbers:** - D08.811.682.690.416.319

**Synonyms:** - Cysteine Dioxygenase Type I - Cysteine Oxidase