cystine

Definitions


[ˈsɪstɪn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a compound which is an oxidized dimer of cysteine and is the form in which cysteine often occurs in organic tissue


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Origin:
mid 19th century: from Greek kustis ‘bladder’(because it was first isolated from urinary calculi) + -ine




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