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Suitability
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is a functional sulfur-containing amino acid that
regulates metabolism for growth, reproduction and immunity, provides the
disulfide linkage in proteins and is involved in the transport of sulfur, is
involved in the formation of hydrogen sulfide that functions as a signaling
molecule, cys residues are present at the catalytic sites of various enzymes,
NMDA glutamatergic receptor agonist that is also an agonist at AMPA
glutamatergic receptors at high concentrations, used as a supplement in media
to study the metabolic and sleep phenotypes of Drosophila melanogaster, also
been used as one of the reagents for cell dissociation and single cell
collection, widely used as additive in food production, used as an
antioxidant to promote fermentation and keep the flavor, also used in
cosmetics and animal feed.
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