Cysteine biosynthesis, chemical structure, and toxicity
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| Publisher: | Nova Science |
| Subject: | Methionine--Biosynthesis, Methionine--Chemical Structure |
| Authors: | Fyodor V. Chorkina |
| Pages: | 184 pages |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| ISBN: | 9781620813867 |
| Call No: | QP801 M48 2013 |
The sulphur amino acid, cysteine, plays an essential role in maintaining cellular redox potential and is a key constituent of the antioxidant, glutathione. Cysteine is highly reactive and readily oxidises to the disulfide form, cystine, producing oxygen radicals as a by-product. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the biosynthesis, chemical structure and toxicity of cysteine. Topics include cysteine biosynthesis in plants; the structural and functional role of cysteine residues; new cysteine synthesis pathways and their applications; implications for cysteine neurotoxicity; and the protecting groups used to cage cysteine and their applications in biochemical experiments are reviewed.