New roles for cysteine and transsulfuration enzymes: Production of H 2S, a neuromodulator and smooth muscle relaxant

Nutrition Reviews

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 348-353

  Dominy, John E ^a   Stipanuk, Martha H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Calmodulin; Cystathionine synthase; Cystathionine lyase; Cysteine

Indexed keywords

CYSTATHIONINE BETA SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM ION; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN TISSUE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME BINDING; ENZYME MECHANISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERPOLARIZATION; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; RAT; REACTION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SULFATION; SULFURATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CYSTATHIONINE BETA-SYNTHASE; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; CYSTEINE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4644266615     PISSN: 00296643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1301/nr.2004.sept.348-353     Document Type: Review

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