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Sulfur of cysteineare not used/ utilized in the body for the following process/product-

A
Help in the conversion of cyanide to thiocyanate
B
Thiosulfate formation
C
Introduction of sulphur in methionine
D
Disulfide bond formation between two adjacent peptide.
High-Yield Explanation
Methionine is an essential amino acid, so it cannot besynthesized from Cysteine.- But Sulfur of cysteine is donated by sulfur ofmethionine.- This is called transsulfuration reaction.- PLP is the coenzyme of transrulfuration.- The reaction is catalyzed by Cystathionine betaSynthase and Cystathionase enzyme

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