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The 26 pages that link to Disulfide bond, each with the reason it gives.

• Covalent bondBroader topic: This specific covalent link can stabilize a protein's three-dimensional structure.

• KeratinRelated: Disulfide bonds between keratin chains help set the strength and shape of hair.

• ProteinRelated: Disulfide bonds can stabilize a protein’s folded shape, especially outside cells.

• Protein foldingBroader topic: These bonds can stabilize the folded structures of proteins.

• Peptide bondCompared with: It stabilizes protein structure without forming the polypeptide backbone.

• Protein denaturationRelated: Reducing agents can break disulfide bonds that help hold some proteins in shape.

• Protein structureRelated: It can link distant regions and help stabilize a protein’s folded shape.

• Hair shaftRelated: Disulfide bonds help hold keratin fibers in the shaft’s shape.

• MucusRelated: Disulfide bonds help link mucin molecules into large polymers.

• AlbuminRelated: Disulfide bonds stabilize albumin’s folded structure in the extracellular environment.

• Spider venomRelated: Disulfide bonds stabilize the folded structures of many venom peptides.

• CysteineBroader topic: Two cysteine side chains form this bond, which can stabilize a protein’s folded structure.

• Hair textureRelated: Disulfide bonds help stabilize keratin structures that chemical treatments can reshape.

• N-acetylcysteineRelated: Breaking these bonds loosens the mucin network that gives mucus its viscosity.

• CoagulationRelated: Some coagulated protein networks gain strength when exposed cysteines form new disulfide bonds.

• Hair straighteningRelated: Chemical relaxers alter these bonds to make straightening last beyond a wash.

• Recombinant insulinBroader topic: Correct disulfide bonds give insulin its functional three-dimensional structure.

• Single bondRelated: This single bond can link parts of a protein and stabilize its folded structure.

• Egg proteinsRelated: Disulfide links can help stabilize networks formed by heated egg-white proteins.

• CystineNarrower topic: Cystine is the small-molecule form of a disulfide-linked pair.

• Potassium bromateRelated: Oxidation can increase disulfide links in dough’s gluten network.

• RicinRelated: A disulfide bond connects ricin’s A and B chains until reduction separates them.

• AcetylcysteineRelated: Acetylcysteine can reduce disulfide bonds that help give mucus its viscosity.

• Christian B. AnfinsenRelated: Breaking and restoring these bonds let Anfinsen track ribonuclease’s structural recovery.

• 2-MercaptoethanolRelated: 2-Mercaptoethanol reduces these bonds to free thiols in proteins.

• Gerald EdelmanRelated: Disulfide bonds help hold antibody chains together, a feature relevant to structural analysis.