Lysine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun Biochemistry.
  1. 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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  1. an essential amino acid that occurs in proteins
    Lysine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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