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C3300000

Cystine

European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

Synonym(s):

L-Cystine, (R,R)-3,3′-Dithiobis(2-aminopropionic acid)

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Linear Formula:
[-SCH2CH(NH2)CO2H]2
CAS Number:
56-89-3
Molecular Weight:
240.30
Beilstein:
1728094
MDL number:
MFCD00064228
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
329775034
NACRES:
NA.24

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grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

API family

cystine

manufacturer/tradename

EDQM

mp

>240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C6H12N2O4S2/c7-3(5(9)10)1-13-14-2-4(8)6(11)12/h3-4H,1-2,7-8H2,(H,9,10)(H,11,12)/t3-,4-/m0/s1

InChI key

LEVWYRKDKASIDU-IMJSIDKUSA-N

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Cystine European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard

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1161586

Cystine

L-Cystine Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Supelco

PHR1323

L-Cystine

L-Cystine

SAFC

C5735

L-Cystine

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EDQM

manufacturer/tradename

USP

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manufacturer/tradename

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grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

grade

pharmaceutical primary standard

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certified reference material, pharmaceutical secondary standard

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-

format

neat

format

neat

format

neat

format

-

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

API family

cystine

API family

cystine

API family

cystine

API family

-

mp

>240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

mp

>240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

mp

>240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

mp

>240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

General description

This product is provided as delivered and specified by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. All information provided in support of this product, including SDS and any product information leaflets have been developed and issued under the Authority of the Issuing Pharmacopoeia. For further information and support please go to the website of the issuing Pharmacopoeia.

Application

Cystine EP Reference standard, intended for use in laboratory tests only as specifically prescribed in the European Pharmacopoeia.

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The product is delivered as supplied by the issuing Pharmacopoeia. For the current unit quantity, please visit the EDQM reference substance catalogue.

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Philip J Hogg
Nature reviews. Cancer, 13(6), 425-431 (2013-05-11)
Protein action in nature is generally controlled by the amount of protein produced and by chemical modification of the protein, and both are often perturbed in cancer. The amino acid side chains and the peptide and disulphide bonds that bind
Serge-George Rosolen et al.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 775, 145-154 (2013-02-09)
In the 70s, the amino acid taurine was found essential for photoreceptor survival. Recently, we found that taurine depletion can also trigger retinal ganglion cell degeneration both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, evaluation of taurine levels could be a
Martijn J Wilmer et al.
American journal of physiology. Renal physiology, 299(5), F905-F916 (2010-09-10)
Renal proximal tubules are highly sensitive to ischemic and toxic insults and are affected in diverse genetic disorders, of which nephropathic cystinosis is the most common. The disease is caused by mutations in the CTNS gene, encoding the lysosomal cystine
Anne C Conibear et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 288(15), 10830-10840 (2013-02-23)
θ-Defensins are ribosomally synthesized cyclic peptides found in the leukocytes of some primate species and have promising applications as antimicrobial agents and scaffolds for peptide drugs. The cyclic cystine ladder motif, comprising a cyclic peptide backbone and three parallel disulfide
Maisie Lo et al.
Journal of cellular physiology, 215(3), 593-602 (2008-01-09)
The x(c) (-) cystine/glutamate antiporter is a major plasma membrane transporter for the cellular uptake of cystine in exchange for intracellular glutamate. Its main functions in the body are mediation of cellular cystine uptake for synthesis of glutathione essential for
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