LYSINE


Meaning of LYSINE in English

/luy"seen, -sin/ , n. Biochem.

a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H 2 N(CH 2 ) 4 CH(NH 2 )COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals. Abbr.: Lys; Symbol: K

[ 1890-95; LYS- + -INE 2 ]

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