cysteic acid

noun cys·te·ic acid \ˈsis-tē-ik-\

Medical Definition of CYSTEIC ACID

: a crystalline amino acid C₃H₇NO₅S formed by oxidation of cysteine or cystine and yielding taurine on decarboxylation

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