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acetyllysine

acetyllysine noun: any of several isomeric acetyl derivatives of lysine; they are formed in protein as part of epigenetics.

Noun

acetyllysine (plural acetyllysines)

  1. Any of several isomeric acetyl derivatives of lysine; they are formed in protein as part of epigenetics

Forms of acetyllysine

pluralacetyllysines

Origin of acetyllysine

From acetyl + lysine.

Questions about acetyllysine

What does acetyllysine mean?
Acetyllysine means any of several isomeric acetyl derivatives of lysine; they are formed in protein as part of epigenetics.
What part of speech is acetyllysine?
Acetyllysine is a noun.
What is the plural of acetyllysine?
The plural of acetyllysine is acetyllysines.

Words near acetyllysine in the dictionary

  1. acetylkaempferol
  2. acetylkaempferols
  3. acetyllactosamine
  4. acetyllactosamines
  5. acetylleucine
  6. acetyllysine
  7. acetyllysines
  8. acetylmannosamine
  9. acetylmannosaminyl
  10. acetylmannosaminyltransferase
  11. acetylmethadol

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