Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitor Gene

An enzyme that contains an unpaired cysteine in the active site which acts as a nucleophilic thiol to catalyze the proteolytic processing…

Cysteine Protease Genes encode endopeptidases, inactivated by sulfhydryl reagents, that have a cysteine residue involved in the catalytic process.

A non-essential sulfur-containing amino acid in humans, related to cystine, Cysteine is important for protein synthesis, detoxification, and diverse metabolic functions. Found…

Surgery to remove all or part of the bladder (the organ that holds urine) or to remove a cyst (a sac or…

An aminothiol salt used in the treatment of nephropathic cystinosis. Cysteamine bitartrate enters the cell and reacts with cystine producing cysteine and…

Cystatin-M (149 aa, ~17 kDa) is encoded by the human CST6 gene. This protein plays a role in the modulation of cathepsin…