cystine

See also: Cystine

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), where it was found.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪs.tiːn/

Noun

cystine (countable and uncountable, plural cystines)

(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.

Synonyms

E921 when used as an improving agent

Derived terms

Translations

a nonessential amino acid

Chinese:
Mandarin: 胱氨酸 (zh) (guāngānsuān)
Esperanto: cistino
French: cystine (fr) f
German: Cystin n
Italian: cistina (it) f
Polish: cystyna f
Slovak: cystín m
Spanish: cistina f

Anagrams

cystein, cytesin, insecty, synetic

French

Noun

cystine f (plural cystines)

cystine

Further reading

“cystine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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