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cystathionine

[sis-tuh-thahy-uh-neen, -nin]

noun Biochemistry.

an amino acid, C7H14O4N2S, that is an intermediate in the transfer of sulfur from methionine to cysteine.

Origin of cystathionine

cyst(eine) + -a- + (me)thionine

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cystathionine in Medicine

cystathionine

[sĭs′tə-thī′ə-nēn′, -nīn′]

n.

An intermediate in the conversion of methionine to cysteine.

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