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EC 4.4.1.27 Details
EC number
4.4.1.27
Accepted name
carbon disulfide lyase
Reaction
carbon disulfide + 2 H2O = CO2 + 2 hydrogen sulfide (overall reaction);;(1a) carbon disulfide + H2O = carbonyl sulfide + hydrogen sulfide;;(1b) carbonyl sulfide + H2O = CO2 + hydrogen sulfide
Other name(s)
CS2 hydrolase (misleading), carbon disulfide hydrolase (misleading), CS2-converting enzyme, carbon disulphide-lyase (decarboxylating)
Systematic name
carbon-disulfide hydrogen-sulfide-lyase (decarboxylating)
Comment
The enzyme contains Zn2+. The hyperthermophilic archaeon Acidianus sp. A1-3 obtains energy by the conversion of carbon disulfide to hydrogen sulfide, with carbonyl sulfide as an intermediate.
History
created 2013, deleted 2017
EC Tree
4.4.1.7 created 1972, deleted 1976
4.4.1.12 created 1976, deleted 2003
4.4.1.18 created 2000, deleted 2002