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Cysteine
Cysteine can usually be synthesized by the human body under normal physiological conditions if a sufficient quantity of methionine is available.
Cysteine is potentially toxic and is catabolized in the gastrointestinal tract and blood plasma.
In contrast, cysteine is absorbed during digestion as cystine, which is more stable in the gastrointestinal tract.
Cystine travels safely through the GI tract and blood plasma, and is promptly reduced to the two cysteine molecules upon cell entry.
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Cysteine
Not to be confused with cystine, its oxidized dimer.
Cysteine (abbreviated as Cys or C) is an α-amino acid with the chemical formula HO2CCH(NH2)CH2SH.
It is a non-essential amino acid, which means that humans can synthesize it. Its codons are UGU and UGC.
With a thiol side chain, cysteine is classified as a hydrophilic amino acid.
Because of the high reactivity of this thiol, cysteine is an important structural and functional component of many proteins and enzymes.
Cysteine is named after cystine, its oxidized dimer.
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Dietary sources
Although classified as a non-essential amino acid, in rare cases, cysteine may be essential for infants, the elderly, and individuals with certain metabolic disease or who suffer from malabsorption syndromes.
Cysteine can usually be synthesized by the human body under normal physiological conditions if a sufficient quantity of methionine is available.
Cysteine is potentially toxic and is catabolized in the gastrointestinal tract and blood plasma.
In contrast, cystine travels safely through the GI tract and blood plasma, and is promptly reduced to the two cysteine molecules upon cell entry.
Cysteine is found in most high-protein foods, including:
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Animal sources: pork, sausage meat, chicken, turkey, duck, luncheon meat, eggs, milk, whey protein, ricotta, cottage cheese, yogurt
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Vegan sources: red peppers, garlic, onions, broccoli, brussels sprouts, oats, granola, wheat germ
Industrial sources
- See also Food safety in China#Soy sauce made from human hair.
At the present time, the cheapest source of material from which food-grade L-cysteine may be purified in high yield is by hydrolysis of human hair.
Other sources include feathers and pig bristles.
The companies producing cysteine by hydrolysis are located mainly in China.
There is some debate as to whether or not consuming L-cysteine derived from human hair constitutes cannibalism.
Although many other amino acids were accessible via fermentation for some years,
L-cysteine was unavailable until 2001 when German company Wacker Chemie introduced a production route via fermentation (non-human, non-animal origin).
Biosynthesis
In animals, biosynthesis begins with the amino acid serine.
The sulfur is derived from methionine, which is converted to homocysteine through the intermediate S-adenosylmethionine.
Cystathionine beta-synthase then combines homocysteine and serine to form the asymmetrical thioether cystathionine.
The enzyme cystathionine gamma-lyase converts the cystathionine into cysteine and alpha-ketobutyrate.
In bacteria, cysteine biosynthesis again starts from serine, which is converted to O-acetylserine by the enzyme serine transacetylase.
The enzyme O-acetylserine (thiol)-lyase, using sulfide sources, converts this ester into cysteine, releasing acetate.
Biological functions
The cysteine thiol group is nucleophilic and easily oxidized.
The reactivity is enhanced when the thiol ionized, and cysteine residues in proteins have pKa values close to neutrality, so are often in their reactive thiolate form in the cell.
Because of its high reactivity, the thiol group of cysteine has numerous biological functions.
Precursor to the antioxidant glutathione....
Due to the ability of thiols to undergo redox reactions, cysteine has antioxidant properties.
Cysteine's antioxidant properties are typically expressed in the tripeptide glutathione, which occurs in humans as well as other organisms.
The systemic availability of oral glutathione (GSH) is negligible; so it must be biosynthesized from its constituent amino acids, cysteine, glycine, and glutamic acid.
Glutamic acid and glycine are readily available in most Western diets, but the availability of cysteine can be the limiting substrate.
N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is a derivative of cysteine wherein an acetyl group is attached to the nitrogen atom.
This compound is sometimes considered as a dietary supplement, although it is not an ideal source since it is catabolized in the gut.
NAC is often used as a cough medicine because it breaks up the disulfide bonds in the mucus and thus liquefies it, making it easier to cough up.
NAC is also used as a dietary supplement as already indicated above, as well as a specific antidote in cases of acetaminophen overdose.
Applications
Cysteine, mainly the L-enantiomer, is a precursor in the food, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries.
One of the largest applications is the production of flavors. For example, the reaction of cysteine with sugars in a Maillard reaction yields meat flavors.
L-cysteine is also used as a processing aid for baking. Small quantities (in the tens of ppm range) help to soften the dough and thus reduce processing time. http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/foodic.html
In the field of personal care, cysteine is used for permanent wave applications predominantly in Asia. Again the cysteine is used for breaking up the disulfide bonds in the hair's keratin.
Cysteine is a very popular target for site-directed labeling experiments to investigate biomolecular structure and dynamics.
Maleimides will selectively attach to cysteine using a covalent Michael addition.
Site-directed spin labeling for EPR or paramagnetic relaxation enhanced NMR also uses cysteine extensively.
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In a 1994 report released by five top cigarette companies, cysteine is one of the 599 additives to cigarettes.
Like most cigarette additives, however, its use or purpose is unknown.
Its inclusion in cigarettes could offer two benefits: Acting as an expectorant, since smoking increases mucus production in the lungs; and increasing the beneficial antioxidant glutathione (which is diminished in smokers).
Sheep
Cysteine is required by sheep in order to produce wool: it is an essential amino acid which must be taken in as food from grass.
As a consequence, during drought conditions, sheep stop producing wool; however, transgenic sheep which can make their own cysteine have been developed.
Cystine, showing disulfide bond
N-acetylcysteine (NAC)
N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is a derivative of cysteine wherein an acetyl group is attached to the nitrogen atom.
This compound is sometimes considered as a dietary supplement, although it is not an ideal source since it is catabolized in the gut.
NAC is often used as a cough medicine because it breaks up the disulfide bonds in the mucus and thus liquefies it, making it easier to cough up.
NAC is also used as a dietary supplement as already indicated above, as well as a specific antidote in cases of acetaminophen overdose. *
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Read the complete Article in Wikipedia, Feb 22, 2009
* Cysteine. (2009, February 14). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
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** Cysteine. (2011, June 5). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
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