Definition of cysteine
: a crystalline sulfur-containing amino acid C3H7NO2S readily oxidizable to cystine
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The technology attaches fragments of potential small molecule drugs to another molecule that binds to cysteine, one of the amino acids that are the building blocks of proteins.
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Plants use sulfur to manufacture cysteine and methionine, two amino acids important for producing protein.
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Eggs are an awesome source of cysteine, which helps break down a headache-causing toxin that's produced when your body digests alcohol.
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Origin and Etymology of cysteine
International Scientific Vocabulary, from cystine + -ein
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