L-cystathionine
L-cystathionine
[¦el ‚sis·tə′thī·ə‚nēn] (biochemistry)
C7H14N2O4S An amino acid formed by condensation of homocysteine with serine, catalyzed by an enzyme transsulfurase; found in high concentration in the brain of primates.
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