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Lysine

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Noun

1. lysine

an essential amino acid found in proteins; occurs especially in gelatin and casein

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lysine

see synonyms of lysine
noun
an essential amino acid that occurs in proteins

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Lysine

see synonyms of lysine
noun
an essential amino acid, NH2(CH2)4CH(NH2)COOH obtained synthetically or by the hydrolysis of certain proteins in digestion
see also amino acid

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lysine

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n.
An essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2, obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins and required by the body for optimum growth.

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