Procysteine is an

organic compound Some chemical authorities define an organic compound as a chemical compound that contains a carbon–hydrogen or carbon–carbon bond; others consider an organic compound to be any chemical compound that contains carbon. For example, carbon-co ...

with the formula . It is a colorless solid. The compound is classified as a derivative of the heterocycle 2-oxo-1,3-thiazoline. Such rings are prepared by the action of

phosgene Phosgene is an organic chemical compound with the formula . It is a toxic, colorless gas; in low concentrations, its musty odor resembles that of freshly cut hay or grass. It can be thought of chemically as the double acyl chloride analog of ...

(or related dehydration reagents on 2-aminoethanethiols, in this case

cysteine Cysteine (; symbol Cys or C) is a semiessential proteinogenic amino acid with the chemical formula, formula . The thiol side chain in cysteine enables the formation of Disulfide, disulfide bonds, and often participates in enzymatic reactions as ...

: : The compound hydrolyzes to cysteine.{{cite journal , doi=10.1016/S0009-2797(97)00146-4 , title=Glutathione: An overview of biosynthesis and modulation , date=1998 , last1=Anderson , first1=Mary E. , journal=Chemico-Biological Interactions , volume=111-112 , pages=1–14 , pmid=9679538 , bibcode=1998CBI...111....1A The hydrolysis is catalyzed by 5-oxoprolinase.

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