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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Sulfur > Homocysteine
Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Amino Acids, Sulfur > Homocysteine
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > Amino Acids, Sulfur > Homocysteine

Preferred term

Homocysteine  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • 2 amino 4 mercaptobutyric acid
  • 2-amino-4-mercaptobutyric acid
  • Homocysteine, L Isomer
  • Homocysteine, L-Isomer
  • L-Isomer Homocysteine

Note

  • do not confuse with HOMOCYSTINE

Scope note

  • A thiol-containing amino acid formed by a demethylation of METHIONINE.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D006710

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