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WHEN ethylene sulphide is polymerized from the vapour phase in wool1, reduction of the cystine is considered to occur2, the cysteine side-chains so produced then taking part in polymerization as follows:
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LIPSON, M. A New Method for Forming Vinyl Polymers in Wool. Nature 164, 576 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164576a0
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