D-Cystine

• CAT Number: I044758
• CAS Number: 349-46-2
• Molecular Formula: C6H12N2O4S2
• Molecular Weight: 240.30
• Purity: ≥95%
• Synonyms: (2S)-2-amino-3-[[(2S)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]disulfanyl]propanoic acid
• InChI: 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-/m1/s1
• InChIKey: LEVWYRKDKASIDU-QWWZWVQMSA-N
• SMILES: C(C(C(=O)O)N)SSCC(C(=O)O)N

D-Cystine is the D-enantiomer of L-Cystine. D-Cystine inhibits L-aspartate-β-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (ASADH) from Escherichia coli[1].

Reference

[1]. Emilio Alvarez, et al. L-cystine inhibits aspartate-beta-semialdehyde dehydrogenase by covalently binding to the essential 135Cys of the enzyme. Biochim Biophys Acta. 2004 Jan 14;1696(1):23-9.
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