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The complex and confusing intermediary metabolism of the sulfur-containing amino acid, cysteine, has been unravelled and succinctly reviewed. Its pathways of synthesis and breakdown in mammals have been closely examined and a balanced account presented. Additionally, the deleterious effects arising from the presence of too little or too much cysteine within the cell have been discussed.
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