a nonessential amino acid, HSCHCH(NH)COOH, derived from cystine
cysteine
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cysteine
noun
An amino acid, C3H7O2NS, derived from cystine and found in most proteins.
Origin of cysteine
Alteration of cystineTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C3H7NO2S.
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Noun
(countable and uncountable, plural cysteines)
Usage notes
When used as the name of a substance, this noun is uncountable, but when used as the name of individual molecules, it is countable.
Origin
An alteration of cystine.
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cysteine - Medical Definition
n.
An amino acid, C3H7O2NS, derived from cystine and found in most proteins.
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