Structured Summary
Abstract
A thiol-containing non-essential amino acid that is oxidized to form CYSTINE.
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6 entry terms
- Half-Cystine
- L-Cysteine
- Half Cystine
- L Cysteine
- Cysteine Hydrochloride
- Zinc Cysteinate
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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do not confuse with CYSTINE
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Cysteine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003545. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003545
- Cysteine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysteine
- Cysteine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q186474