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Descriptions

Cysteine is a naturally occurring, sulfur-containing (sulfhydryl) amino acid which has a thiol group and is found in most proteins, though only in small quantities. Cysteine is in the same class as methionine. When it is exposed to air, cysteine oxidizes to form cystine , which is a dimer of two cysteine molecules joined by a weak disulfide bond. N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is derived from cysteine and is a popular dietary supplement that is metabolized into the antioxidant glutathione. Cysteine takes its name from cystine, named after the Greek kustis meaning bladder ˆ' cystine was first isolated from kidney stones. Because it is a sulfur-based amino acid, cysteine itself can act as an antioxidant in the body. Cysteine is an important source of sulfur in human metabolism, and although it is classified as a non-essential amino acid, cysteine may be essential for infants, the elderly, and individuals with metabolic disease or who suffer from malabsorption syndromes. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Cysteine (Wikipedia)

A thiol-containing non-essential amino acid that is oxidized to form CYSTINE. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Cysteine
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Cysteine

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 半胱氨酸
Synonyms: Cys;巯基丙氨酸
fr-CA French (Canada) Cystéine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Tsüsteiin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Cisteína
it-IT Italian (Italy) Cisteina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Sistein
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Цистеин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) cysteïne
fr-BE French (Belgium) Cystéine