: a crystalline essential amino acid C6H14N2O2 obtained from the hydrolysis of various proteins
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Oysters contain an inordinate amount of zinc and copper, and the amino acids proline and lysine, precursors of collagen.—Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 1 July 2025 It is manufactured from lysine (an amino acid) and can suppress the production of the pigment melanin.2
Jump to Key Takeaways.—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 June 2025 Nine essential amino acids—histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan, and valine—are available only through foods or supplements.—Stacey Colino, Time, 27 May 2025 So, the researchers put in extra copies of the genes needed to produce one specific amino acid (lysine).—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for lysine
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