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C6H12N2O4S2
240.3 g/mol
Food Additive

L-cystine

CAS56-89-3EC200-296-3
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Dietary supplement and dough strengthener

L-Cystine is the oxidized dimeric form of the amino acid cysteine, appearing as a white solid with low water solubility. In proteins, it provides structural stability through disulfide bonds and participates in redox reactions.

Dietary supplementDough strengthener

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

(2R)-2-amino-3-[[(2R)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]disulfanyl]propanoic acid

InChIKey

LEVWYRKDKASIDU-IMJSIDKUSA-N

SMILES

C([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)SSC[C@@H](C(=O)O)N

Synonyms (80)
  • IYY
  • Acetylcysteine EP Impurity A(Discontinued,See C4X-153234)
  • Acetylcysteine EP Impurity A; Cystine; L-Cystine; Cysteine Hydrochloride EP Impurity A
  • Cystine (USAN/INN)
  • Cystine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
  • Cystine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • L-Cystine, from non-animal source, meets EP testing specifications, suitable for cell culture, 98.5-101.0%
  • (H-Cys-OH)
  • (H-Cys-OH)2
  • (R-(R*,R*))-3,3'-Dithiobis
  • 1-Cystine
  • 3,3'-Dithiobis
  • 3,3'-Dithiobis-L-alanine
  • 3,3'-Dithiodialanine
  • ACETYLCYSTEINE IMPURITY A
  • Alanine, 3,3'-dithiobis-
  • Alanine, 3,3'-dithiodi-
  • CYSTINE [MART.]
  • Cysteine disulfide
  • Cystin
  • Cystin (VAN)
  • Cystine (VAN)
  • Cystine CRS
  • Cystine acid
  • Cystine, L-
  • Cystine, L- (8CI)
  • Cystine, NIST(R) SRM(R) 143d
  • Cystine,d
  • Dicysteine
  • Gelucystine
  • L-Alanine, 3,3'-dithiobis-
  • L-Cysteine disulfide
  • L-Cystin
  • L-Cystine (9CI)
  • L-Cystine (JP17)
  • L-Cystine (Standard)
  • L-Cystine, >=99.7% (TLC)
  • L-Cystine, SAJ special grade
  • L-Cystine, non-animal source
  • L-Dicysteine
  • L-cystine
  • S-CYSTEINYL CYSTEINE
  • TYROSINE IMPURITY C
  • b,b'-Dithiodialanine
  • beta,beta'-Dithioalanine, L-
  • beta,beta'-Dithiobisalanine
  • beta,beta'-Dithiodialanine
  • cistina
  • cystine
  • cystinum