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dimethyllysine

dimethyllysine noun: a methylated derivative of lysine, found in histones, that contributes to gene regulation.

Noun

dimethyllysine (uncountable)

  1. A methylated derivative of lysine, found in histones, that contributes to gene regulation

Origin of dimethyllysine

From dimethyl + lysine.

Questions about dimethyllysine

What does dimethyllysine mean?
Dimethyllysine means a methylated derivative of lysine, found in histones, that contributes to gene regulation.
What part of speech is dimethyllysine?
Dimethyllysine is a noun.

Words near dimethyllysine in the dictionary

  1. dimethylimidazol-
  2. dimethylimidazole
  3. dimethylimidazoles
  4. dimethylindole
  5. dimethylindoles
  6. dimethyllysine
  7. dimethylmalonate
  8. dimethylmercury
  9. dimethylnitrosamine
  10. dimethylnitrosamines
  11. dimethylnonyl

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