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What is the unique feature of cysteine among amino acids?
What is the unique feature of cysteine among amino acids?
Cysteine has a sulfhydryl group (-SH) dangling off its side chain.
How does cysteine contribute to protein structure and stability?
How does cysteine contribute to protein structure and stability?
Cysteine can form disulfide bonds with other cysteine residues, creating bridges within the protein structure.
What role does cysteine's sulfhydryl group play in protein function?
What role does cysteine's sulfhydryl group play in protein function?
Cysteine's sulfhydryl group can form strong chemical bonds known as disulfide bonds.
How does cysteine differ from other amino acids?
How does cysteine differ from other amino acids?
What is the significance of cysteine's sulfhydryl group in protein chemistry?
What is the significance of cysteine's sulfhydryl group in protein chemistry?
What is the unique feature of cysteine's side chain?
What is the unique feature of cysteine's side chain?
How does cysteine contribute to maintaining protein structure?
How does cysteine contribute to maintaining protein structure?
What is the function of cysteine's sulfhydryl group in protein chemistry?
What is the function of cysteine's sulfhydryl group in protein chemistry?
What analogy is used to describe cysteine's sulfhydryl group in the text?
What analogy is used to describe cysteine's sulfhydryl group in the text?
How does cysteine's sulfhydryl group enable diverse roles in proteins?
How does cysteine's sulfhydryl group enable diverse roles in proteins?
