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Cysteine

Known as: cysteines, (R)-2-Amino-3-sulfanyl-propanoic acid, L Cysteine 
A non-essential sulfur-containing amino acid in humans, related to cystine, Cysteine is important for protein synthesis, detoxification, and diverse… 
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3-mercaptopyruvic acidBIM 46174Cysteine HydrochlorideN(alpha)-fluorenylmethyloxycarbonyl-S-acetamidomethylcysteine
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Amino Acids, Sulfur
Cysteine:MRat:24H:Urine:QnCysteine:SCnc:Pt:Urine:QnGamma glutamyl cysteine synthetase:CCnc:Pt:RBC:QnIn Blood
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Review
2013
Review
2013
Cysteine-Mediated Redox Signaling: Chemistry, Biology, and Tools for Discovery
Reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur species, referred to as ROS, RNS, and RSS, respectively, are produced during normal cell… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
L-cysteine-assisted synthesis of layered MoS₂/graphene composites with excellent electrochemical performances for lithium ion batteries.
A facile process was developed to synthesize layered MoS(2)/graphene (MoS(2)/G) composites by an l-cysteine-assisted solution… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Quantitative reactivity profiling predicts functional cysteines in proteomes
Cysteine is the most intrinsically nucleophilic amino acid in proteins, where its reactivity is tuned to perform diverse… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Noxious compounds activate TRPA1 ion channels through covalent modification of cysteines
The nervous system senses peripheral damage through nociceptive neurons that transmit a pain signal. TRPA1 is a member of the… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
Peroxiredoxins: a historical overview and speculative preview of novel mechanisms and emerging concepts in cell signaling.
Review
2003
Review
2003
Structure, mechanism and regulation of peroxiredoxins.
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Serum cystatin C is superior to serum creatinine as a marker of kidney function: a meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND Serum cystatin C (Cys C) has been proposed as a simple, accurate, and rapid endogenous marker of glomerular filtration… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Peroxynitrite oxidation of sulfhydryls. The cytotoxic potential of superoxide and nitric oxide.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A new method for predicting signal sequence cleavage sites.
A new method for identifying secretory signal sequences and for predicting the site of cleavage between a signal sequence and the… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The amino acid sequence of human insulin-like growth factor I and its structural homology with proinsulin.
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