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lysine Definition

ly·sine (sēn′)

noun

an essential amino acid, NH(CH)CH(NH)COOH obtained synthetically or by the hydrolysis of certain proteins in digestion

Etymology: lys(i)- + -ine

lysine Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contain: Nurofen migraine pain tablets contain ibuprofen lysine, which is a form of ibuprofen that is more soluble than regular ibuprofen.
  • take: It is not recommended that you take lysine at the same time as milk or dairy products.

Adjective modifier

  • essential: The essential amino acid Lysine which otherwise occurs very rarely in plants is the reason for the abundance of protein in amaranth.

Modifies a noun

  • residue: In the present case index I will refer to our particular cationic nitrogen in our particular lysine residue in our particular protein Target molecule.
  • chain: Consider the hydrogen bonds donated by the amino group at the end of a lysine side chain in a Target protein.
  • side: Consider the hydrogen bonds donated by the amino group at the end of a lysine side chain in a Target protein.
  • side-chain: Inspection of the GRINKOUT file shows that the lysine side-chain received a compromise from Program GRIN.
  • biosynthesis: Fig 7.12 Structure of the amino acid lysine, and the characteristic intermediates of the two distinct lysine biosynthesis pathways.
  • metabolism: In my opinion there is also no evidence that this protein has any relevance to lysine metabolism.

Noun used with modifier

  • amino: The essential amino acid Lysine which otherwise occurs very rarely in plants is the reason for the abundance of protein in amaranth.
  • acid: The essential amino acid Lysine which otherwise occurs very rarely in plants is the reason for the abundance of protein in amaranth.
  • %: They were also 13 days older at first mating and 11kg lighter than gilts fed the 1 % lysine diet.
  • ibuprofen: Nurofen migraine pain tablets contain ibuprofen lysine, which is a form of ibuprofen that is more soluble than regular ibuprofen.

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