An older or alternative plural spelling of cysteine molecules.
From the archaic spelling 'cystein' plus standard plural '-s', representing an older nomenclature variant.
The variation between 'cysteins' and 'cysteines' as plurals reflects the evolution of biochemical nomenclature in the 20th century—different countries and scientific institutions standardized slightly differently, creating these historical fossils in the terminology.
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