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GO: Biological Process

ergothioneine biosynthesis from histidine via hercynylcysteine sulfoxide synthase

Term ID
GO:0140479
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Definition
A biosynthetic process that results in the formation of ergothioneine from histidine via a set of steps including the hercynylcysteine sulfoxide synthase reaction, which converts N-alpha,N-alpha,N-alpha-trimethyl-L-histidine directly to hercynylcysteine sulfoxide. (2)
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