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MeSH Heading: Homocysteine
Tree Number(s): D02.886.030.498; D12.125.166.498
Unique ID: D006710
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006710
Annotation: do not confuse with HOMOCYSTINE
Scope Note: A thiol-containing amino acid formed by a demethylation of METHIONINE.
Entry Term(s): 2-amino-4-mercaptobutyric acid; Homocysteine, L-Isomer
Registry Number: 0LVT1QZ0BA
Related Numbers: 454-28-4; 6027-13-0
CAS Type 1 Name: Homocysteine
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08

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Homocysteine MeSH Descriptor Data 2023