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Term:
transsulfuration pathway of homocysteine metabolism (PW:0000400)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
altered homocysteine metabolic pathway 
remethylation pathway of homocysteine metabolism - cobalamin dependent  
remethylation pathway of homocysteine metabolism - cobalamin independent, betaine dependent  
transsulfuration pathway of homocysteine metabolism   
The transulfuration pathway is one of the two routes of homocysteine metabolism. It allows for the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine. 70% of cysteine is then converted to glutathione and the remainder ends up as either taurine or pyruvate and sulfate.

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Synonyms
Related Synonyms: SMP:00455
Definition Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsulfuration_pathway "wikipedia" "wikipedia", PMID:20162368

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