ALL meanings of cystine
cys·tine
C c - noun cystine a sulphur-containing amino acid present in proteins: yields two molecules of cysteine on reduction. Formula: HOOCCH(NH2)CH2SSCH2CH(NH2)COOH 3
- noun cystine a nonessential amino acid, C4H6(NH2)2S2(COOH)2 3
- noun cystine a crystalline amino acid, C 6 H 12 O 4 N 2 S 2 , occurring in most proteins, especially the keratins in hair, wool, and horn, and yielding cysteine on reduction. 1
- noun cystine A compound that is an oxidized dimer of cysteine and is the form in which cysteine often occurs in organic tissue. 1
- noun cystine (chemistry) a nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cycteine residues linked by a disulfide bond. 0