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cysteic acid

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Main Entry: cys·te·ic acid
Pronunciation: 'sis-tE-ik-
Function: noun
: a crystalline amino acid C3H7NO5Sformed by oxidation of cysteine or cystine and yielding taurine on decarboxylation
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cysteic acid cys·te·ic acid (sĭ-stē'ĭk)
n.
A crystalline amino acid formed in the oxidation of cysteine; it is a precursor of taurine.

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