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'''Cysteine''' is one of the twenty common [[amino acid|amino acids]].  It is one of two amino acids which contain a sulfur atom, the other being [[methionine]], and is one of the two amino acids which contain a hydroxyl group, the other being [[threonine]].    Cysteine is a precursor of methionine in the [[activated methyl cycle]], and it is synthesized from a condensation reaction between the amino acid [[serine]] and [[homocysteine]].
'''Cysteine''' is one of the twenty common [[amino acid|amino acids]].  It is one of two amino acids which contain a sulfur atom, the other being [[methionine]], and is one of the two amino acids which contain a hydroxyl group, the other being [[threonine]].    Cysteine is a precursor of methionine in the [[activated methyl cycle]], and it is synthesized from a condensation reaction between the amino acid [[serine]] and [[homocysteine]].
==Biosynthesis==
The enzyme [[cystathionine synthase]] catalyzes the condensation reaction of serine with homocysteine producing [[cystathione]] and water.  Another enzyme, [[cystathionase]], then catalyzes the [[deamination]] and cleavage of cystathione to produce cysteine and [[alpha-ketobutyrate|<math>\alpha</math>-ketobutyrate]].  In this cleavage reaction, serine acts as the carbon skeleton and homocysteine provides the sulfur atom.
==Disulfide bonds==
Cysteine can form disulfide bonds by oxidation, and when two cysteine molecules react to form a double bond, the result is [[cystine]].  Disulfide bonds can also occur between two cysteine amino acids in a protein, and such disulfide bonds add to the stability of many proteins and keeps them folded.  In general, intracellular proteins tend not to have disulfide bonds while extracellular proteins tend to have several disulfide bonds.
== Other reactions ==

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Biosynthesis of cysteine, catalyzed by cystathionine synthase and cystathionase.

Cysteine is one of the twenty common amino acids. It is one of two amino acids which contain a sulfur atom, the other being methionine, and is one of the two amino acids which contain a hydroxyl group, the other being threonine. Cysteine is a precursor of methionine in the activated methyl cycle, and it is synthesized from a condensation reaction between the amino acid serine and homocysteine.

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