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cys·tine (s

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A white crystalline amino acid, C₆H₁₂N₂O₄S₂, formed from the disulfide linkage of two cysteines during folding of many proteins, especially keratin, and stabilizing the tertiary structure of the protein.

[From its discovery in bladder stones.]

cystine [ˈsɪstiːn -tɪn]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a sulphur-containing amino acid present in proteins: yields two molecules of cysteine on reduction. Formula: HOOCCH(NH₂)CH₂SSCH₂CH(NH₂)COOH.

[see cysto- (bladder), -ine²; named from its being discovered in a type of urinary calculus]

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cystine - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones

amino acid, aminoalkanoic acid - organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 common amino acids"

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cystine (redirected from L-cystine)

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