English Explanatory Dictionary

lysine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An amino acid, C₆H₁₄N₂O₂, in L- or D-forms.
  2. The L-form of such a molecule, as it occurs in living organisms; in humans it is an essential amino acid.

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɪsin/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lysine.wav

Word forms

lysine lysines

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁-der. Ancient Greek λύω (lúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Ancient Greek -τις (-tis) Ancient Greek -σις (-sis) Ancient Greek λῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)der. Latin lysisbor. English lysis Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English lysine From lysis + -ine, in reference to its tendency to participate in catalysis.

Synonyms

mul:Lys mul:K

Derived words

acetyllysine alkyllysinase borolysine dilysine dimethyllysine hydroxylysine insulin glulisine insulin lispro liraglutide lisinopril lypressin lysinuric lysopine lysyl methyllysine nonlysine pentalysine polylysine

Translations

Bulgarian: лизин Catalan: lisina Chinese Mandarin: 賴氨酸 /赖氨酸 Chinese Mandarin: 離胺酸 /离胺酸 Czech: lysin Dutch: lysine Esperanto: lizino Finnish: lysiini French: lysine German: Lysin Greek: λυσίνη Hebrew: ליזין Hungarian: lizin Ido: lisin Italian: lisina Japanese: リシン Kazakh: лизин Kyrgyz: лизин Latin: lysina Latvian: lizīns Lithuanian: lisinas Luxembourgish: Lysin Persian: لیسین Polish: lizyna Portuguese: lisina Romanian: lizină Russian: лизин Slovak: lyzín Spanish: lisina Swedish: lysin Turkish: lizin Ukrainian: лізин
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