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. 2014 Mar 24;20(1):135–137. doi: 10.2119/molmed.2014.00022

Table 1.

Suggested abbreviations for cysteine modifications.

Abbreviation of modification Modification Description
C23h R-SH Thiol
C23-C45 R-S-S-R Disulfide bond with cysteine 45
C23so R-SO3 Sulfonate modification
C23nem R-S-NEM Adduct after reaction with NEM
C23iodo R-S-carboxy-amidomethyl Adduct after reaction with iodoacetamide

The modification of cysteine 23 in HMGB1 is given as an example.