Meanings
nounlysopine (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryAn amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine
On the other hand, since not only L-arginine, but also L-ornithine and L-lysine inhibited activity, octopinic acid and/or lysopine, also found in crown gall tumor tissues [2 ], may be the active substrate(s) (Fig 1A ).
2015 September 19, “Characterization of Flavin-Containing Opine Dehydrogenase from Bacteria”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
From Blend of lysine + octopine.
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