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lysopine

lysopine noun: an amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine.

Noun

lysopine (uncountable)

  1. An amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine
    • On the other hand, since not only L-arginine, but also L-ornithine and L-lysine inhibited activity, octopinic acid and/or lysopine, also found in crown gall tumor tissues [2 ], may be the active substrate(s) (Fig 1A ).2015 September 19, “Characterization of Flavin-Containing Opine Dehydrogenase from Bacteria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of lysopine

From Blend of lysine + octopine.

Questions about lysopine

What does lysopine mean?
Lysopine means an amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine.
What part of speech is lysopine?
Lysopine is a noun.

Words near lysopine in the dictionary

  1. lysophosphoglycerides
  2. lysophospholipase
  3. lysophospholipases
  4. lysophospholipid
  5. lysophospholipids
  6. lysopine
  7. lysoplate
  8. lysoplates
  9. lysorophian
  10. lysorophians
  11. lysorophid

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