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Record 1 2002-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Biochemistry
DEF

S - S link in a cystine molecule.

OBS

cystine: A colourless crystalline amino acid [-SCH2-CH(NH2)COOH]2 occurring as a constituent of most proteins (as the keratins in hair, wool, and horn and from which it can be obtained by hydrolysis and yielding cystein on reduction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Biochimie
DEF

Liaison S - S dans une molécule de cystine.

OBS

cystine : Aminoacide de formule (-S-CH2-CH(NH2)-CO2H)2, constituant essentiel des protéines, qui donne par réduction la cystéine.

Spanish

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