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Cysteine

CHEBI:CHEBI_15356

Definition

A sulfur-containing amino acid that is propanoic acid with an amino group at position 2 and a sulfanyl group at position 3.

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C3H7NO2S
Molecular Mass
121.15922
Charge
0
SMILES
NC(CS)C(O)=O
InChI
InChI=1S/C3H7NO2S/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)
InChIKey
XUJNEKJLAYXESH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Alternative Names

  • 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid
  • 2-Amino-3-mercaptopropionic acid
  • 2-amino-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid
  • C
  • cisteina
  • Cys
  • Cystein
  • cysteine
  • Cysteine
  • Hcys
  • Zystein

Drug Classification

Important Medical Information

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  • Drug interactions may occur with other medications.

Additional Identifiers

DRON_00010000
3024
oboInOwl#hasDbXref
Wikipedia:Cysteine
core#notation
CHEBI:15356

Additional References

Wikipedia:Cysteine

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