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Thioredexin protein contains two _______ residues.

(a) cysteine

(b) cystine

(c) adenine

(d) guanine

I had been asked this question during an internship interview.

Query is from Fusion Proteins topic in portion Use of Cloned DNA of Genetic Engineering

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Right answer is (a) cysteine

Explanation: This protein contains two cysteine residues and they are reversibly oxidized to cysteine residues.

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