Term Name: | S-(2-succinyl)-L-cysteine |
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Synonyms: | 2-[[(2R)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]thio]butanedioic acid, 2-{[(2R)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]sulfanyl}butanedioic acid, [[(2R)-2-amino-2-carboxyethyl]thio]succinic acid, S-(1,2-dicarboxyethyl)-L-cysteine |
Definition: | An L-cysteine thioether that is L-cysteine in which the hydrogen of the thiol group has been replaced by a 1,2-dicarboxyethyl group. It is a chemical modification which occurs in tissue proteins and formed by a Michael addition of cysteine to fumaric acid. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:144907] ( EBI ) |