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cystathionine

cystathionine noun: an intermediate, 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid, in the biosynthesis of cysteine.

Noun

cystathionine (uncountable)

  1. An intermediate, 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid, in the biosynthesis of cysteine.

Words formed from cystathionine

Questions about cystathionine

What does cystathionine mean?
Cystathionine means an intermediate, 2-amino-4-(2-amino-2-carboxy-ethyl) thio-butanoic acid, in the biosynthesis of cysteine.
What part of speech is cystathionine?
Cystathionine is a noun.

Words near cystathionine in the dictionary

  1. cystaphos
  2. cystathionase
  3. cystathione
  4. cystathionin
  5. cystathioninase
  6. cystathionine
  7. cystathioninuria
  8. cystatin
  9. cystatine
  10. cystatines
  11. cystatins

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