alkyllysinase

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noun

Any of a family of enzymes that catalyses the removal of alkyl (especially methyl) groups from lysine

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounalkyllysinase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAny of a family of enzymes that catalyses the removal of alkyl (especially methyl) groups from lysine

Origin

  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Medieval Latinalcoho
  6. Middle Englishalcofol
  7. Englishalc(ohol)
  8. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  10. Englishalkyl
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Ancient Greekλύω (lúō)
  13. Ancient Greekλῠ́σῐς (lŭ́sĭs)
  14. Latinlysis
  15. Englishlysis
  16. Englishlysine
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  18. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  20. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  21. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  22. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  23. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  24. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  25. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  26. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  27. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  28. Englishdiastase
  29. Englishalkyllysinase

From alkyl + lysine + -ase.

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alkyllysinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alkyllysinase

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Chicago

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