In the radiolysis of oxygenated aqueous solutions of cysteine (RSH) at p H 7, short chain reactions occur yielding cystine (RSSR) and hydrogen peroxide. Two competing reaction paths involving reaction of the thiyl radical (RS.) with oxygen or thiol anion (RS-) are postulated to explain the results.
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