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Cysteine vs Defensin - What's the difference?

cysteine | defensin |

As nouns the difference between cysteine and defensin

is that cysteine is a sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C3H7NO2S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine while defensin is any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that are active against bacteria, fungi and viruses.

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

    defensin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia defensin) (en noun)
  • (protein) Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that are active against bacteria]], [[fungus, fungi and viruses
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