Not to be confused with homocysteine.

Homocystine is the organosulfur compound with the formula (HO2CCH(NH2)CH2CH2S)2. It is disulfide derived from oxidation of homocysteine.[2] Its relationship with homocysteine is analogous to the relationship between cystine and cysteine.

References

  1. ^ "L-Homocystine". Sigma-Aldrich.
  2. ^ Jackson, Peter; Stanley, Keith; Luzio, J. Paul (1986). "Specific fluorescent detection of disulphide-bridged peptides on thin-layer chromatograms". Biochemical Society Transactions. 14 (4): 750–751. doi:10.1042/bst0140750.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homocystine
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