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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. inorganic compounds
  3. inorganic salts
  4. sulfides
  5. disulfides
  6. cystine
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. salts
  3. inorganic salts
  4. sulfides
  5. disulfides
  6. cystine
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. chemical compounds
  3. organic compounds
  4. organic sulfur compounds
  5. sulfur amino acids
  6. cystine
  1. Fields of Study
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. amino acids
  5. sulfur amino acids
  6. cystine
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biochemical compounds
  3. amino acids, peptides and proteins
  4. amino acids
  5. sulfur amino acids
  6. cystine

Preferred term

cystine

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A covalently linked dimeric nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine. Two molecules of cysteine are joined together by a disulfide bridge to form cystine.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/7787

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