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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

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

Preferred term

cysteine

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • (2R)-2-amino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid
  • alpha-amino-beta-thiolpropionic acid
  • half-cystine
  • L-cysteine
  • (R)-2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/31327

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