Cysteine

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Broader Terms

primary aminoacid, sulfur aminoacid

Narrower Terms

cystine

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

  • N-Acetyl-Cysteine is currently the dietary supplement of choice for building up cysteine or conserving the body's store of Glutathione, Cysteine and other Sulfhydryl anti-oxidant resources.
  • Mammalian metabolism of ingested cysteine is conducted principally within the liver.
  • Cysteine is found in high protein foods, N-Acetyl Cysteine is not.
  • 2006 Feb 28; [Epub ahead of print] S-trityl-l-cysteine is a reversible, tight-binding inhibitor of the human kinesin eg5 that specifically blocks mitotic progression.
  • L-cysteine is not very water soluble, nor is it absorbed well by the intestine.

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