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disulphide(genetic biology) |
- Grammar: adjective
- Definition: referring to a compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur in each molecule
- Example:
1. Multiple polypeptides are often bound together by disulphide (S=S) bonds.
2. Disulphide bonds form between the sulphur atoms of cysteine amino acids, and they can join different polypeptides together or join different regions of the same polypeptide. - Alternative Form: disulfide
- Search history: disulphide <- invaginate <- cysteine <- polarity <- phagocytosis <- inactive <- tail <- pole <- target <- Archaea <- segregate <- plasmid <- lectin <- helix
