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Homocystine

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Not to be confused with homocysteine.
Homocystine
Names
IUPAC name (2S,2′S)-4,4'-Disulfanediylbis(2-aminobutanoic acid)
Other names L-Homocystine; L-4,4′-Dithiobis(2-aminobutanoic acid)
Identifiers
CAS Number
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ECHA InfoCard 100.009.966 Edit this at Wikidata
PubChem CID
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InChI
  • InChI=1S/C8H16N2O4S2/c9-5(7(11)12)1-3-15-16-4-2-6(10)8(13)14/h5-6H,1-4,9-10H2,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)/t5-,6-/m0/s1Key: ZTVZLYBCZNMWCF-WDSKDSINSA-N
SMILES
  • C(CSSCC(C(=O)O)N)(C(=O)O)N
Properties
Chemical formula C8H16N2O4S2
Molar mass 268.35 g·mol
Appearance colorless solid
Melting point 281–284 °C (538–543 °F; 554–557 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C , 100 kPa). Infobox references
Chemical compound

Homocystine is the organosulfur compound with the formula (HO2CCH(NH2)CH2CH2S)2. It is disulfide derived from oxidation of homocysteine. Its relationship with homocysteine is analogous to the relationship between cystine and cysteine.

References

  1. "L-Homocystine". Sigma-Aldrich.
  2. Jackson, Peter; Stanley, Keith; Luzio, J. Paul (1986). "Specific fluorescent detection of disulphide-bridged peptides on thin-layer chromatograms". Biochemical Society Transactions. 14 (4): 750–751. doi:10.1042/bst0140750.
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