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49603

L-Cystine

certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

Synonym(s):

(R,R)-3,3′-Dithiobis(2-aminopropionic acid)

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Linear Formula:
[-SCH2CH(NH2)CO2H]2
CAS Number:
56-89-3
Molecular Weight:
240.30
E Number:
E921
PubChem Substance ID:
329757485
eCl@ss:
32160406
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
EC Number:
200-296-3
MDL number:
MFCD00064228
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1728094

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Product Name

L-Cystine, certified reference material, TraceCERT®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

InChI key

LEVWYRKDKASIDU-IMJSIDKUSA-N

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-/m0/s1

SMILES string

N[C@@H](CSSC[C@H](N)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

grade

certified reference material
TraceCERT®

product line

TraceCERT®

analyte chemical class(es)

amino acids, peptides, proteins

manufacturer/tradename

Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

storage condition

under inert gas

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

>240 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care

format

neat

Quality Level

300

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General description

L-Cystine belongs to the amino acid group and is found to be optically active due the presence of chiral centers and a wide range of hydrogen bonding network, which tends to enhance its optical properties. It can serve as an important source of L-cysteine and other sulfur containing amino acids, thus acting like a substitute for L-methionine.
This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to primary material from an NMI, e.g. NIST or NMIJ.
Certified content by quantitative NMR incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.
Download your certificate at: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com.

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Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Renal Transport of Organic Substances (2012)
Doping effect of l-cystine on structural, UV?visible, SHG efficiency, third order nonlinear optical, laser damage threshold and surface properties of cadmium thiourea acetate single crystal
Azhar.M.S, et al.
Optics & Laser technology, 87, 11-16 (2017)
Anne C Conibear et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 288(15), 10830-10840 (2013-02-23)
θ-Defensins are ribosomally synthesized cyclic peptides found in the leukocytes of some primate species and have promising applications as antimicrobial agents and scaffolds for peptide drugs. The cyclic cystine ladder motif, comprising a cyclic peptide backbone and three parallel disulfide
Serge-George Rosolen et al.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 775, 145-154 (2013-02-09)
In the 70s, the amino acid taurine was found essential for photoreceptor survival. Recently, we found that taurine depletion can also trigger retinal ganglion cell degeneration both in vitro and in vivo. Therefore, evaluation of taurine levels could be a
T Terada et al.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics, 300(1), 495-500 (1993-01-01)
Low concentrations of cystamine and cystine inactivated human placenta glutathione S-transferase (GST-pi) in cytosolic fraction very effectively, as did the purified enzyme, through the thiol/disulfide exchange reaction. Mixed disulfide formation of GST-pi in cytosol was prevented by thioltransferase existing in
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