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Cystine

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Noun

1. cystine

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cystine

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noun
a sulphur-containing amino acid present in proteins: yields two molecules of cysteine on reduction. Formula: HOOCCH(NH2)CH2SSCH2CH(NH2)COOH

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Cystine

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noun
a nonessential amino acid, C4H6(NH2)2S2(COOH)2
see also amino acid

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cystine

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

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