"cysteine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪs.tɪ.iːn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cysteine.wav Forms: cysteines [plural]
Etymology: An alteration of cystine, see -eine. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cysteine (countable and uncountable, plural cysteines)
  1. (biochemistry) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C₃H₇NO₂S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine. Wikipedia link: cysteine Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Amino acids Synonyms: E910 when used as a food additive, E920 when used as an improving agent, Cys when viewed as a monomer in proteins Related terms: homocysteine Translations (nonessential amino acid): cisteïna [feminine] (Catalan), 半胱氨酸 (bànguāng'ānsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), cystein [masculine] (Czech), cystein (Danish), cisteino (Esperanto), kysteiini (Finnish), cystéine [feminine] (French), cisteína [feminine] (Galician), Cystein [neuter] (German), κυστεΐνη (kysteḯni) [feminine] (Greek), cisztein (Hungarian), cisteina (Italian), システイン (shisutein) (Japanese), цистеин (sistein) (Kazakh), цистеин (tsistein) (Kyrgyz), سیستئین (siste'in) (Persian), cysteina [feminine] (Polish), cisteína (Portuguese), cisteină [feminine] (Romanian), цистеи́н (cisteín) [masculine] (Russian), cisteína [feminine] (Spanish), cystein (Swedish)

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