Associations to the word «Cystine»

Wiktionary

CYSTINE, noun. (chemistry) a nonessential amino acid formed by the oxidation of cysteine; it contains two cycteine residues linked by a disulfide bond

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery