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Cysteine vs Cysteamine - What's the difference?

cysteine | cysteamine |

As nouns the difference between cysteine and cysteamine

is that cysteine is a sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine while cysteamine is the simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine, used to treat cystine excretion disorders and radiation sickness.

cysteine

English

(wikipedia cysteine)

Noun

  • (amino acid) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.

    • Usage notes

    When used as the name of a substance, this noun is uncountable, but when used as the name of individual molecules, it is countable.

    Synonyms

    * when used as a food additive * when used as an improving agent * Cys when viewed as a monomer in proteins

    cysteamine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia cysteamine)
  • (biochemistry) The simplest stable aminothiol, a degradation product of the amino acid cysteine, used to treat cystine excretion disorders and radiation sickness.