lysine

English Edit

Etymology Edit

lysis +‎ -ine, in reference to its tendency to participate in catalysis.

Noun Edit

lysine (countable and uncountable, plural lysines)

(biochemistry) An essential amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂.
Synonym: Lys
- 2010, Michael T. Murray, Joseph Pizzorno, The Encyclopedia of Healing Foods, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 65:
  Lysine is an essential amino acid required for many body functions, including growth and bone development in children; calcium absorption and maintenance of the correct nitrogen balance in the body; maintenance of lean body mass; production of antibodies, hormones, and enzymes; collagen formation and repair of tissue.

Translations Edit

essential amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂

Catalan: lisina
Chinese:
Mandarin: 賴氨酸／赖氨酸 (zh) (lài'ānsuān) (Mainland China), 離胺酸／离胺酸 (lí'ānsuān) (Taiwan)
Czech: lysin
Dutch: lysine (nl)
Esperanto: lizino
Finnish: lysiini
French: lysine (fr) f
German: Lysin (de) n
Greek: λυσίνη (el) f (lysíni)
Hebrew: ליזין‎ (lisin)
Hungarian: lizin (hu)
Ido: lisin
Italian: lisina (it)
Japanese: リシン (rishin)
Kazakh: лизин (lizin)
Kyrgyz: лизин (lizin)
Latin: lysina
Latvian: lizīns
Lithuanian: lisinas
Luxembourgish: Lysin
Persian: لیسین‎ (lisin)
Polish: lizyna f
Portuguese: lisina
Romanian: lizină (ro) f
Russian: лизин (ru) (lizin)
Spanish: lisina (es)
Swedish: lysin (sv)
Turkish: lizin
Ukrainian: лізин (lizyn)

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