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. 2020 Nov 23;124(5):862–879. doi: 10.1038/s41416-020-01156-1

Fig. 5. Targeting cysteine metabolism.

Fig. 5

a Drugs targeting cysteine metabolism. b Key inhibition targets and interplay between the trans-sulphuration pathway, the xCT antiporter and ferroptosis. c Inhibition of glutathione- and thioredoxin-dependent antioxidant pathways by sulphasalazine or auranofin combined with L-BSO. d Novel selenium-chrysin nanoformulations acting as inhibitors of glutathione bioavailability/synthesis and CBS activity. CBS cystathionine β-synthase, CSE cystathionine γ-lyase, GCS γ-glutamyl cysteine synthetase, GSS glutathione synthetase, Pyr pyruvate, α-KB α-ketobutyrate, GSH glutathione reduced form, GSSG glutathione oxidised form, ROS reactive oxygen species, FIN ferroptosis-inducing compounds.