Cysteine can be converted to cystine by
A) acylation.
B) peptide bond formation.
C) reduction.
D) oxidation.
E) esterification.

Name: Cysteine can be converted to cystine by A) acylation. B) peptide bond formation. C) reduction. D) oxidation. E) esterification.
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Cysteine contains a sulfhydryl group (-SH) which can undergo oxidation to form a disulfide bond (-S-S-) between two cysteine residues, resulting in the formation of cystine. Therefore, the correct answer is D) oxidation.

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