Definition of Homocysteine. Meaning of Homocysteine. Synonyms of Homocysteine

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Definition of Homocysteine

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Meaning of Homocysteine from wikipedia

- Homocysteine (/ˌhoʊmoʊˈsɪstiːn/; symbol Hcy) is a non-proteinogenic α-amino acid. It is a homologue of the amino acid cysteine, differing by an additional...
- Homocysteine methylase may refer to: Homocysteine S-methyltransferase 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate—homocysteine S-methyltransferase This set index...
- characterized by an abnormally high level of total homocysteine (that is, including homocystine and homocysteine-cysteine disulfide) in the blood, conventionally...
- remethylation of homocysteine in the methionine cycle, and result in raised homocysteine levels. There is much evidence linking elevated homocysteine concentrations...
- hydrolysis of S-adenosylhomocysteine to homocysteine and adenosine. S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine + H2O ⇌ L-homocysteine + adenosine AdoHcyase is a highly conserved...
- has authorized the health claim that betaine "contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.". In most organisms, glycine betaine is biosynthesized by...
- of methionine from homocysteine in most individuals. In humans it is encoded by the MTR gene (5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase)...
- cystine-homocysteine, homocysteine in homocysteine-homocysteine) via disulfide bonds. Since as an equilibrium process the proportion of free homocysteine is...
- first step of the transsulfuration pathway, from homocysteine to cystathionine: L-serine + L-homocysteine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } L-cystathionine...
- regenerated by methylation or is salvaged by removing the adenine and the homocysteine, leaving the compound dihydroxypentandione to spontaneously convert into...