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pentalysine

pentalysine noun: an oligopeptide composed of five lysine amino acids.

Noun

pentalysine (countable and uncountable, plural pentalysines)

  1. An oligopeptide composed of five lysine amino acids
  2. A group of five lysine residues in a protein

Forms of pentalysine

pluralpentalysines

Origin of pentalysine

From penta- + lysine.

Questions about pentalysine

What does pentalysine mean?
Pentalysine means an oligopeptide composed of five lysine amino acids.
What part of speech is pentalysine?
Pentalysine is a noun.
What is the plural of pentalysine?
The plural of pentalysine is pentalysines.

Words near pentalysine in the dictionary

  1. pentalophodonty
  2. pentalpha
  3. pentalphas
  4. pentaluminium
  5. pentaluminum
  6. pentalysine
  7. pentamagnesium
  8. pentamanganese
  9. pentamannose
  10. pentamannoses
  11. pentamannosyl

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