cysteine

Etymology
An alteration of cystine.

Noun



 * 1)  A -containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most  proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.

Usage notes
When used as the name of a substance, this noun is uncountable, but when used as the name of individual molecules, it is countable.

Synonyms

 * when used as a food additive
 * when used as an improving agent
 * when viewed as a monomer in proteins

Translations

 * Catalan: cisteïna
 * Chinese:
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 * Czech: cystein
 * Danish: cystein
 * Esperanto: cisteino
 * Finnish: kysteiini
 * French:
 * Galician: cisteína
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 * Japanese: システイン
 * Kazakh: цистеин
 * Kyrgyz: цистеин
 * Persian: سیستئین
 * Polish: cysteina
 * Portuguese: cisteína
 * Romanian: cisteină
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