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disulfide bond
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disulfide bond
n.
The covalent bond between sulfur atoms that binds two peptide chains or different parts of one peptide chain and is a structural determinant in many protein molecules.

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Both a-lactalbumin and b-lactoglobulin can be extensively polymerized by transglutaminase when they are partly unfolded by the chemical reduction of the disulfide bridges stabilizing their tertiary structure, or by performing the reaction at alkaline pH.
 
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