Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Di
sulfide
:
A
functional group
featuring a sulfur-sulfur
single bond
bond flanked by two carbon atoms.
Generic di
sulfide
structure
.
Methyl
phenyl
di
sulfide
(1-
methyl
-2-
phenyl
disulfane).
Two
cysteine
residues
can form a
disulfide bridge
.
Related terms:
Sulfide
,
thioether
,
thiol
,
thioester
,
thiolester
,
peroxide
,
hydroperoxide
,
tertiary structure
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