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Cysteine vs Nitrosylate - What's the difference?

cysteine | nitrosylate |

As a noun cysteine

is .

As a verb nitrosylate is

(biochemistry) to react a nitrosyl (no) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

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

    nitrosylate

    English

    Verb

    (nitrosylat)
  • (biochemistry) To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein
  • *{{quote-book, 1999, Daniela Salvemini, chapter=Cyclooxygenase, Pathophysiology and Clinical Applications of Nitric Oxide, editor=Gabor M. Rubanyi, isbn=9057024152 citation
    • , passage=NO nitrosylates cysteine residues in the catalytic domain of COX enzymes leading to the formation of nitrosothiols;

    Derived terms

    *S-nitrosylate *nitrosylation

    Related terms

    *phosphorylate