CYSTINE


Meaning of CYSTINE in English

noun Etymology: from its discovery in bladder stones Date: 1843 a crystalline amino acid C 6 H 12 N 2 O 4 S 2 that is widespread in proteins (as keratins) and is a major metabolic sulfur source

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