cystine

See also: Cystine

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), where it was found.

Noun

cystine (countable and uncountable, plural cystines)

1. (chemistry) 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

• cystinosis
• polycystine

Translations

a nonessential amino acid

• Esperanto: cistino
• French: cystine (fr) f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• German: Cystin n
• Polish: cystyna f

Anagrams

• cystein, cytesin, insecty