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Definition of Cystine

1. Noun. A crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones.

Definition of Cystine

1. n. A white crystalline substance, C₃H₇NSO₂, containing sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi, and occasionally found as a sediment in urine.

Definition of Cystine

1. Noun. (chemistry) a nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cycteine residues linked by a disulfide bond ¹

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Definition of Cystine

1. an amino acid [n -S]

Medical Definition of Cystine

1. The amino acid formed by linking two cysteine residues with a disulphide linkage between the two SH groups. The analagous compound present within proteins is termed two half cysteines. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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