lysine
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. Abbreviation: Lys; Symbol: K
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Zein, the principal protein of corn contains no glycine, lysine, or tryptophane.
The Chemistry of Plant Life | Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
British Dictionary definitions for lysine
/ (ˈlaɪsiːn, -sɪn) /
an essential amino acid that occurs in proteins
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Scientific definitions for lysine
[ lī′sēn′ ]
An essential amino acid. Chemical formula: C6H14N2O2. See more at amino acid.
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