Cystine is the oxidized derivative of the amino acid cysteine and has the formula (SCH2CH(NH2)CO2H)2. It is a white solid that is poorly soluble in water...
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Cystinosis (redirect from Cystine diathesis)
lysosomal storage disease characterized by the abnormal accumulation of cystine, the oxidized dimer of the amino acid cysteine. It is a genetic disorder...
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CLED agar (cystine–lactose–electrolyte-deficient agar or medium) is a valuable non-inhibitory growth medium used in the isolation and differentiation...
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three folds in the cystine knot motif; the other closely related knots are the growth factor cystine knot (GFCK) and the cyclic cystine knot (CCK; cyclotide)...
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acid cystine in the urine, leading to the formation of cystine stones in the kidneys, ureters, and bladder. It is a type of aminoaciduria. "Cystine", not...
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A cystine knot is a protein structural motif containing three disulfide bridges (formed from pairs of cysteine residues). The sections of polypeptide...
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Cystine/glutamate transporter is an antiporter that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A11 gene. The SLC7A11 gene encodes a sodium-independent cystine-glutamate...
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cystine reductase (EC 1.8.1.6) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 2 L-cysteine + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } L-cystine +...
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The thiol is susceptible to oxidation to give the disulfide derivative cystine, which serves an important structural role in many proteins. In this case...
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Bladder stone (animal) (section Cystine stones)
kidney disease. Types of stones include struvite, calcium oxalate, urate, cystine, calcium phosphate, and silicate. Struvite and calcium oxalate stones are...
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enzymology, a glutathione—cystine transhydrogenase (EC 1.8.4.4) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction 2 glutathione + cystine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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in nature are unsymmetrical. Illustrative of a symmetric disulfide is cystine. The disulfide bonds are strong, with a typical bond dissociation energy...
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Fanconi syndrome (redirect from Nephropathic cystine storage disease)
Fanconi syndrome or Fanconi's syndrome (English: /fɑːnˈkoʊni/, /fæn-/) is a syndrome of inadequate reabsorption in the proximal renal tubules of the kidney...
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Cystine tryptic agar (CTA), also known as cystine trypticase agar, is a growth medium used for the identification of microorganisms. It can be used to...
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The lysosomal cystine transporter (LCT) family (TC# 2.A.43) is part of the TOG Superfamily and includes secondary transport proteins that are derived...
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g Isoleucine 0.129 g Leucine 0.348 g Lysine 0.137 g Methionine 0.067 g Cystine 0.026 g Phenylalanine 0.150 g Tyrosine 0.123 g Valine 0.185 g Arginine...
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bladder), or by what they are made of (calcium oxalate, uric acid, struvite, cystine). In those who have had renal calculi, drinking fluids is a way to prevent...
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Thiol (section Cysteine and cystine)
in the course of protein folding, an oxidation reaction can generate a cystine unit with a disulfide bond (−S−S−). Disulfide bonds can contribute to a...
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relevant when there is presence of specific abnormal types of crystals (cystine, cholesterol, leucine, tyrosine, etc.) and that may be a sign of metabolic...
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useful route to the isolation of individual amino acids. Examples include cystine from hydrolysis of hair, tryptophane from casein, histidine from red blood...
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disease. It is also used for people with kidney stones who have high urine cystine levels, rheumatoid arthritis, and various heavy metal poisonings. It is...
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Medicinally, it may be used to control kidney stones derived from uric acid or cystine. In 2020, it was the 297th most commonly prescribed medication in the United...
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antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory effects. It also appears to inhibit the cystine-glutamate antiporter, as well as sepiapterin reductase. It is a codrug...
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relationship with homocysteine is analogous to the relationship between cystine and cysteine. "L-Homocystine". Sigma-Aldrich. Jackson, Peter; Stanley,...
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g Isoleucine 0.131 g Leucine 0.247 g Lysine 0.147 g Methionine 0.062 g Cystine 0.066 g Phenylalanine 0.169 g Tyrosine 0.103 g Valine 0.202 g Arginine...
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bond length is 2.321 Å, which is 14% longer than the disulfide bond in cystine at 2.040 Å. "L-Selenocystine". pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Muttenthaler,...
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(two proteinogenic: cysteine and methionine, and many other non-coded: cystine, taurine, etc.) and two vitamins (biotin and thiamine) are organosulfur...
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permeable. The thioglycolic acid in the perm solution reduces the disulfide cystine bonds in the cortex of the hair. In a sense, the thioglycolate removes...
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T, Shimeno H (January 1997). "Two molecular species of oxytocinase (L-cystine aminopeptidase) in human placenta: purification and characterization"....
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by the abnormal accumulation of cystine, the oxidized dimer of the amino acid cysteine. It removes the excessive cystine that builds up in cells of people...
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