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Sulfur

Sulfur (S, Z=16, [Ne] 3s² 3p⁴). ~0.25% body mass (~175g); found in cysteine (thiol –SH), methionine (thioether), glutathione, CoA, SAM, iron-sulfur clusters, and sulfated glycosaminoglycans. Major antioxidant and methyl-donor element.

Also known as: S, sulphur, thiol, disulfide, sulfate

Scale 02 — AtomicScale
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sulfur

Sulfur

Sulfur (S, Z=16, [Ne] 3s² 3p⁴). ~0.25% body mass (~175g); found in cysteine (thiol –SH), methionine (thioether), glutathione, CoA, SAM, iron-sulfur clusters, and sulfated glycosaminoglycans. Major antioxidant and methyl-donor element.