Review Article

Endogenous Sulfur Dioxide: A New Member of Gasotransmitter Family in the Cardiovascular System

Figure 1

Illustration of production and metabolism of endogenous SO2 in mammals. SO2: sulfur dioxide; H2S: hydrogen sulfide; CBS: cystathionine β-synthase; CSE: cystathionine γ-lyase; CDO: cysteine dioxygenase; AAT: aspartate aminotransferase; CAT: 2-cysteine aminotransferase; 3MST: 3-mercaptopyruvate sulfurtransferase.