Excess selenomethionine (SeMet) undergoes an alpha,gamma-elimination reaction by cystathionine gamma-lyase (CTH) to produce methylselenol aka methaneselenol (MeSeH), ammonia, and 2-oxobutanoic acid. This reaction is inferred from the event in mouse involving the protein cystathionine gamma-lyase (Cth) (Okuno et al. 2001, Okuno et al. 2005, Okuno et al. 2006).
Okuno, T, Nakamuro, K, Kuroda, T, Kubota, T, Ueno, H
Nakamuro, K, Ueno, H, Okuno, T
Nakamuro, K, Ueno, H, Motobayashi, S, Okuno, T
selenomethionine gamma-lyase activity of PXLP-K212-CTH tetramer [cytosol]
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