sulfur residue

Introduction

Amino acid residue with an sulfur-containing side chain, including:

• cysteine
• methionine
• sulfenic acid (side chain)
• sulfinic acid (side chain)

More general terms

• amino acid residue

More specific terms

• cysteine residue (Cys, C)
• methionine residue (Met, M)
• sulfenic acid residue (Cys-SOH)
• sulfinic acid residue (Cys-SO2-)
• sulfonic acid residue (Cys-SO3-)

Additional terms

• sulfur amino acid