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cysteine: Meaning and Definition of
cys•te•ine
Pronunciation: (sis'tē-ēn", -in), [key]
— n. Biochem.
- a crystalline amino acid, CHONS, a component of nearly all proteins, obtained by the reduction of cystine. Abbr.: Cys; Symbol: C
See also:
- cysteine (Thesaurus)
