Structured Summary
Abstract
A thiol-containing amino acid formed by a demethylation of METHIONINE.
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- 2-amino-4-mercaptobutyric acid
- Homocysteine, L-Isomer
- 2 amino 4 mercaptobutyric acid
- Homocysteine, L Isomer
- L-Isomer Homocysteine
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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do not confuse with HOMOCYSTINE
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Homocysteine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006710. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006710
- Homocysteine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homocysteine
- Homocysteine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192466