tetracysteine

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noun

A protein motif, that contains four cysteine residues, that binds biarsenicals

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Meanings

nountetracysteine (plural tetracysteines)

plural tetracysteines

  1. biochemistryA protein motif, that contains four cysteine residues, that binds biarsenicals

Origin

From tetra- + cysteine.

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APA

tetracysteine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetracysteine

MLA

“tetracysteine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetracysteine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetracysteine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetracysteine.

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