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cystine

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001688

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001688
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsodisulfides; sulfur amino acids; oxidation; cysteine
TranslationsSpanish: cistina
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001688",
  "term": "cystine",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "disulfides",
    "sulfur amino acids",
    "oxidation",
    "cysteine"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2015",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cistina"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cystine/"
}

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