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Descriptor English: Cystine
Descriptor Spanish: Cistina
Descriptor cistina
Scope note: Aminoácido dimérico de unión covalente, no esencial, formado por oxidación de la CISTEÍNA. La unión de dos moléculas de cisteína mediante un puente disulfuro da lugar a la cistina.
Descriptor Portuguese: Cistina
Descriptor French: Cystine
Entry term(s): Copper Cystinate
L Cystine
L-Cystine
Tree number(s): D01.248.497.158.874.390.369
D01.875.350.850.150.369
D02.886.030.230.369
D02.886.520.150.087
D12.125.095.369
D12.125.119.369
D12.125.166.230.369
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003553
Scope note: A covalently linked dimeric nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of CYSTEINE. Two molecules of cysteine are joined together by a disulfide bridge to form cystine.
Annotation: do not confuse with CYSTEINE
Allowable Qualifiers: AA analogs & derivatives
AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
DE drug effects
DF deficiency
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PH physiology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
Entry Combination: urine:Cystinuria
Registry Number: 48TCX9A1VT
CAS Type 1 Name: L-Cystine
DeCS ID: 3571
Unique ID: D003553
NLM Classification: QU 60
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Cystine - Preferred
Concept UI M0005555
Scope note A covalently linked dimeric nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of CYSTEINE. Two molecules of cysteine are joined together by a disulfide bridge to form cystine.
Preferred term Cystine
Entry term(s) L Cystine
L-Cystine
Copper Cystinate - Narrower
Concept UI M0005554
Preferred term Copper Cystinate



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