Cystine


Description:
Cystine is a sulfur-containing amino acid obtained by the oxidation of two cysteine molecules which are then linked via a disulfide bond. It has a role as a human metabolite and a mouse metabolite. It is an organic disulfide, a sulfur-containing amino acid and a cysteine derivative. It is a tautomer of a cystine zwitterion.

Property Value
Metabolite name Cystine
AMDB ID 94
PubChem CID 595
HMDB ID HMDB0000192
KEGG ID N/A
ChEBI ID N/A
Molecular formula C6H12N2O4S2
Molecular weight 240.3
Monoisotopic mass 240.02384922
IUPAC name 2-amino-3-[(2-amino-2-carboxyethyl)disulfanyl]propanoic acid

Synonyms:

Cystine


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