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cystathionine

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cystathionine /cys·ta·thi·o·nine/ (-nēn) a thioester of homocysteine and serine; it serves as an intermediate in the transfer of a sulfur atom from methionine to cysteine.
cys·ta·thi·o·nine (sst-th-nn, -nn)
n.
An intermediate in the conversion of methionine to cysteine.
cystathionine [sis″tah-thi´o-nēn]
a thioester of homocysteine and serine; it serves as an intermediate in the transfer of a sulfur atom from methionine to cysteine.
cystathionine
key intermediate in the trans-sulfuration pathway from methionine to cysteine.
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