Cystine

C6H12N2O4S2CAS 56-89-3240.29 g/mol

NH2SSNH2OOHOHO
Carboxylic acidDisulfidePrimary amine

Properties

Molecular formula
C6H12N2O4S2
Molar mass
240.29 g/mol
Exact mass
240.0238 Da
Density
1.68 g/mL
Melting point
260.5 °C (decomposes)
logP
-0.81Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
126.6 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
4 / 6
Rotatable bonds
7
Stereocentres
R, Rin SMILES atom order

Identifiers

CAS number
56-89-3
SMILES
N[C@@H](CSSC[C@H](N)C(=O)O)C(=O)O
InChIKey
LEVWYRKDKASIDU-IMJSIDKUSA-N
InChI
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

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Names and synonyms

17 names · show all
  • L-Cystine
  • Cystine, L-
  • Bis(β-amino-β-carboxyethyl) disulfide
  • Cystine acid
  • β,β′-Diamino-β,β′-dicarboxydiethyl disulfide
  • Dicysteine
  • 3,3′-Dithiobis(2-aminopropanoic acid)
  • β,β′-Dithiodialanine
  • L-Cysteine disulfide
  • Propanoic acid, 3,3′-dithiobis[2-amino-, [R-(R*,R*)]-
  • (-)-Cystine
  • L-Cystin
  • L-(-)-Cystine
  • Oxidized L-cysteine
  • [R-(R*,R*)]-3,3′-Dithiobis[2-aminopropanoic acid]
  • L-Alanine, 3,3′-dithiobis-
  • NSC 13203

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