Cysteine Definition

sĭstə-ēn, -ĭn, -tē-
cysteines
noun
A nonessential amino acid, HSCH2CH(NH2)COOH, derived from cystine.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cysteine

Noun

Singular:
cysteine
Plural:
cysteines

Origin of Cysteine

  • An alteration of cystine.

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration of cystine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cysteine Sentence Examples

  • Other nutrients that assist in detoxifying the body, including methionine, cysteine, and other amino acids, may also be helpful.

  • Deprotonation of the cysteine sulfhydryl by an adjacent histidine residue is followed by nucleophilic attack of the cysteine S on the peptide carbonyl carbonyl carbon.

  • Once activated caspases act as cysteine proteases, using a cysteine side chain for catalyzing peptide bond cleavage at aspartyl residues in their substrates.

  • Firstly, asparagus contains a number of sulfur containing chemicals including the amino acids cysteine and methionine.

  • N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) may increase urinary excretion of zinc.

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Words Starting With

CCYCYS

Words Ending With

ENEINE

Unscrambles

cysteine

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CY & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With NE

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With C8 Letter Words Ending With E