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thiocysteine

thiocysteine noun: a persulfide of cysteine.

Noun

thiocysteine (uncountable)

  1. A persulfide of cysteine
    • One of the most abundant R-SSH, thiocysteine (L-cysteine persulfide; CysSSH) is synthesized from cystine in the reaction catalyzed by cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase (γ-cystathionase; CSE) [23 ] (S1A Fig ).2016 January 26, “Cysteine Metabolism and Oxidative Processes in the Rat Liver and Kidney after Acute and Repeated Cocaine Treatment”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of thiocysteine

From thio- + cysteine.

Questions about thiocysteine

What does thiocysteine mean?
Thiocysteine means a persulfide of cysteine.
What part of speech is thiocysteine?
Thiocysteine is a noun.

Words near thiocysteine in the dictionary

  1. thiocyanide
  2. thiocyanides
  3. thiocyanogen
  4. thiocyanuric
  5. thiocyanuric acid
  6. thiocysteine
  7. thiocytosine
  8. thiodigalactoside
  9. thiodigalactosides
  10. thiodiglycol
  11. thiodiglycols

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