Taurine dehydrogenase

taurine + H₂O + acceptor $rightleftharpoons$ sulfoacetaldehyde + NH₃ + reduced acceptor

The 3 substrates of this enzyme are taurine, H₂O, and acceptor, whereas its 3 products are sulfoacetaldehyde, NH₃, and reduced acceptor.

This enzyme belongs to the family of oxidoreductases, specifically those acting on the CH-NH2 group of donors with other acceptors. The systematic name of this enzyme class is taurine:acceptor oxidoreductase (deaminating). This enzyme is also called taurine:(acceptor) oxidoreductase (deaminating). This enzyme participates in nitrogen metabolism.

References

• Kondo H, Kagotani K, Oshima M, Ishimoto M "Purification and some properties of taurine dehydrogenase from a bacterium". J. Biochem. 1269–78.

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The CAS registry number for this enzyme class is .

Gene Ontology (GO) codes