Cystine

What do we mean by cystine?

A white crystalline amino acid, C6H12N2O4S2, formed from the disulfide linkage of two cysteines during folding of many proteins, especially keratin, and stabilizing the tertiary structure of the protein. noun

A white crystalline substance, C3H7NSO2, containing sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary calculi, and occasionally found as a sediment in urine. noun

A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cycteine residues linked by a disulfide bond noun

A crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones noun

A nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cysteine residues linked by a disulfide bond.

Words that are spelled similarly to cystine:
cystine, cysteine, castine, cystite.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cystine:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe cystine:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective cystine:
stones, residues, crystals, calculi, agar, content, disease, residue, deposits, formation, lysinuria, deficiency, transport, solution, excretion, calculus, methionine, stone, deposition, aminopeptidase, metabolism, sulphur, activity, accumulation, broth, solubility, reductase, accumulates, arylamidase, glucose, cystinuria, knot, diet, uptake, crystal, medium, cysteine, crystalluria, storage, burns, leucine, difco, peptides, clearance, lithiasis, uroliths, trypticase, complex, dihydrochloride, present, 35s, bonds, glutathione, lysine, pairs, derivatives, tryptophan, transhydrogenase, nitrogen, precipitation, bromob, yields, determination, media, tellurite, exchanger, s35, tyrosine, bridges, molecules, disulfide, output, formers, deprivation, dependence, utilization, disulfoxide, concentration, incorporation.

Consonant match to cystine:
sustain, cistern, sistine, cysteine, sestine, ceased in, cist in, cyst in, saw stone, see stern, see stone.

Words that sound like cystine:
sistine, cysteine, cystine, sistan, sustain, seston, system, sixteen, cistern, systeme, sixtine, sestina, sestine, sista, sitten, sit-in, sateen, sisson, sisto, sison, sitton, sistren, sit in, chasteen, soutine, sit on, shasteen, cistron, cista, histone, this town, whiston, sustained, sutton, sustains, sexton, sustainer, sassoon, set in, cesta, sunstone, setton, sesto, set on, susto, sesta, susta, sun stone, sextain, sextan, city, satan, satin, cyst, justine, cist, assisting, citi, huston, cici, citrine, sandstone, heston, saison, cysts, citie, seaton, cissy, saxton, secy, sasson, chastain, cicerone, cists, sat on, cisternae, seced, csun, cisterna, sasin, seatown, cissie, cisterns, secern, cheston, seisin, cistus, husten, sasan, c-town, sasta, cetin, hesston, gustine, ccn, cicio, citee, c town, cystis, cyton.