Meaning Of The Word Lysine

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Lysine Meaning

Lysine Definition
Lysine Definition

What's The Definition Of Lysine?

lysine in American English
an essential amino acid, NH2(CH2)4CH(NH2)COOH obtained synthetically or by the hydrolysis of certain proteins in digestion
noun: a crystalline, basic, amino acid, H2N(CH2)4CH(NH2)COOH, produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis, essential in the nutrition of humans and animals

lysine in British English
noun: an essential amino acid that occurs in proteins

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