Excessive serum concentrations of this amino acid are found in individuals afflicted with homocystinuria.
Excessive serum concentrations of this amino acid are found in individuals afflicted with homocystinuria. Cyanogen bromide is a highly selective reagent that will cleave peptides only at this amino acid, which is the second most common component of alpha helices. It is formed by serine and cysteine sulfhydryl, which is necessary because it is the only amino acid other than cysteine to contain sulfur. FTP name this amino acid with side chain CH2-CH2-S-CH3 that is coded A-U-G and is the starting amino acid in all proteins.
Excessive serum concentrations of this amino acid are found in individuals afflicted with homocystinuria.
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