How to Use cysteine in a Sentence

cysteine

noun

• That amino acid is supposed to be cysteine, and has been in all humans examined to this point.
  — Mark Johnson and Kathleen Gallagher, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2010
• The humble orbs contain the amino acid cysteine, which helps break down acetaldehyde, which is thought to be one of the causes of hangovers.
  — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 30 Dec. 2019
• The cysteine in eggs, bacon, and even broccoli might help with the absorption of acetaldehyde, and the nausea.
  — Kyle Beechey, Bon Appétit, 25 Oct. 2019
• The synthetic form of the amino acid cysteine, NAC has some promising health benefits.
  — Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2023
• Brassicas Brassicas, which is a type of broccoli, floods the body with cysteine.
  — Brian Patrick, Discover Magazine, 21 July 2021
• Eggs are an awesome source of cysteine, which helps break down a headache-causing toxin that's produced when your body digests alcohol.
  — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 28 June 2017
• The new treatment is an inexpensive, over-the-counter supplement called N-acetyl cysteine, or NAC, that is widely available.
  — Cezary Podkul, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2020
• Your body naturally contains more glycine and glutamine, but cysteine can be in short supply.
  — Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
• The researchers received funding from Catapult Cat Oy, which sells the L-cysteine supplements.
  — Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
• In the search for another path to the fountain of youth, researchers have been exploring the role of methionine and cysteine, two of the body's nine essential amino acids which contain sulfur.
  — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 Feb. 2020
• Glutathione is also linked to the newly popular NAC, or N-acetyl cysteine supplements.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 25 Apr. 2023
• The subjects were then asked to swallow placebo or L-cysteine tablets containing vitamin supplements.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2020
• The technology attaches fragments of potential small molecule drugs to another molecule that binds to cysteine, one of the amino acids that are the building blocks of proteins.
  — Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Oct. 2017
• Under stressful conditions, with cysteine unavailable to the free radicals being produced, the tardigrades couldn’t form tuns.
  — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Jan. 2024
• The chemical used to treated acetaminophen poisoning, N-acetyl cysteine, is meant to protect the liver from the damage of a single overdose, and is unlikely to help patients with staggered overdoses, the researchers write.
  — Douglas Main, Discover Magazine, 24 Nov. 2011
• Whey protein also contains high amounts of leucine, the most important amino acid in muscle growth, and cysteine, which aids in muscular development and metabolism.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2022
• PhenQ uses the proprietary ingredient blend, α-Lacys Reset, which includes alpha-lipoic acid, cysteine base, and magnesium.
  — Dallas News, 22 Dec. 2022
• Turmeric chicken soup Chicken soup has been scientifically proven to relieve congestion thanks to the mucus-busting properties of cysteine.
  — oregonlive, 6 Mar. 2020
• Plants use sulfur to manufacture cysteine and methionine, two amino acids important for producing protein.
  — Patrick Di Justo, WIRED, 28 July 2010
• Two important sulfur-containing amino acids, cysteine and methionine, degrade during the fermentation process and form various sulfides that are responsible for those sulfurous, meaty, and onion odors [3].
  — Catherine Hu, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2015
• Fish liver oil, cysteine, collagen, carotene, lactose, progesterone, tyrosine, and vitamin B12.
  — Chris Lee, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2021
• As well as allicin, sulphur compounds including diallyl disulfide and s-allyl cysteine enter your body via the digestive tract and exert impressive antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal powers.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Dec 2024