transsulfuration

noun

The metabolic interconversion of cysteine and homocysteine

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Meanings

nountranssulfuration (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryThe metabolic interconversion of cysteine and homocysteine

Origin

From trans- + sulfuration.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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