Sulfur amino acid

Last updated March 28, 2025

Sulfur amino acid, sulfur-containing amino acid, or SAA is an amino acid containing element sulfur.^[1]

Common sulfur amino acids include:

Proteinogenic amino acids
- Cysteine (Cys, C)
- Methionine (Met or M), an essential amino acid in humans
Metabolic products:
- Cystine, a cysteine dimer, and an oxidation product of cysteine
- Homocysteine (Hcy)
- Homocystine, a homocysteine dimer, and an oxidation product of homocysteine
- Cystathionine, produced by the transsulfuration pathway
- S-Adenosyl methionine (SAM, SAMe, SAM-e, AdoMet), a common cofactor in methyltransferases
- S-Adenosyl homocysteine (SAH), a side product of biomethylation by methyltransferases

References

↑ "CHEBI:26834 - sulfur-containing amino acid". ChEBI. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

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[1] "CHEBI:26834 - sulfur-containing amino acid". ChEBI. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2025.

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Sulfur amino acid

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