cystine

See also: Cystine

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”), where it was found.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪs.tiːn/

Noun

cystine (countable and uncountable, plural cystines)

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

Synonyms

• E921 when used as an improving agent

Derived terms

• cystine knot
• cystinosis
• polycystine

Translations

a nonessential amino acid

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胱氨酸 (zh) (guāngānsuān)

• Esperanto: cistino
• French: cystine (fr) f
• German: Cystin n
• Italian: cistina (it) f
• Polish: cystyna f
• Slovak: cystín m
• Spanish: cistina f

Anagrams

• cystein, cytesin, insecty, synetic

French

Noun

cystine f (plural cystines)

1. cystine

Further reading

• “cystine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.