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noun - a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin)
noun - an amino acid
CYSTINE - Cystine is the oxidized dimer form of the amino acid cysteine and has the formula (SCH2CH(NH2)CO2H)2. It is a white solid that is slightly soluble i...
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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. |
| a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin) discovered in bladder stones |
| A compound which is an oxidized dimer of cysteine and is the form in which cysteine often occurs in organic tissue. |
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| Cystine is the oxidized dimer form of the amino acid cysteine and has the formula (SCH2CH(NH2)CO2H)2. It is a white solid that is slightly soluble in water. It serves two biological functions: a site of redox reactions and a mechanical linkage that allows proteins to retain their three-dimensional structure. |