Term: brain cystine
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Name: brain
Synonyms: brain structure
Definition: Cavitated compound organ which is comprised of gray and white matter and surrounds the cerebral ventricular system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000008]
Name: cystine
Synonyms: 3,3'-disulfanediylbis(2-aminopropanoic acid), 3,3'-dithiobis(2-aminopropanoic acid), alpha-Diamino-beta-dithiolactic acid, cistina, Cystin, cystine, Dicysteine, Zystin
Definition: A sulfur-containing amino acid obtained by the oxidation of two cysteine molecules which are then linked via a disulfide bond.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:17376]  ( EBI )