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Lysine (symbol Lys or K) is an α-amino acid that is a
precursor to many proteins. It
contains an α-amino
group (which is in the
protonated −NH+3 form when...
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Lysine (3,6-diaminohexanoic acid) is an
amino acid
produced by
platelets during coagulation and is
directly antibacterial by
causing lysis of many Gram...
- The
enzyme Lysine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.18)
converts lysine to cadaverine.
Abbreviated as Ldc, the
enzyme is
involved in acid-stress
response in Enterobacteria...
- Arginine/
lysine, sold
under the
brand name LysaKare, is a fixed-dose
combination medication used to
protect the
kidneys from
radiation damage during cancer...
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certain lysine residues of
histones and non-histone proteins.
Histone deacetylases (HDACs)
catalyze the
removal of
acetyl groups from
acetylated lysines. Acetyllysine...
- In enzymology, a
lysine dehydrogenase (EC 1.4.1.15) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction L-
lysine + NAD+ ⇌{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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Lysine acetylsalicylate, also
known as
aspirin DL-
lysine or
lysine aspirin, is a more
soluble form of
acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin). As with
aspirin itself...
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lysine racemase (EC 5.1.1.5) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction L-
lysine ⇌ D-
lysine Hence, this
enzyme has one substrate, L-
lysine, and...
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Lysine 2,3-aminomutase (KAM or LAM) (EC 5.4.3.2) is a
radical SAM
enzyme that
facilitates the
conversion of the
amino acid
lysine to beta-
lysine. It accomplishes...
- The
lysine price-fixing
conspiracy was an
organized effort during the mid-1990s to
raise the
price of the
animal feed
additive lysine. It
involved five...