methyllysine

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noun

Any of three methylation products of the amino acid lysine that play a role in epigenetics.

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Meanings

nounmethyllysine (countable and uncountable, plural methyllysines)

plural methyllysines

  1. countableuncountablechemistryAny of three methylation products of the amino acid lysine that play a role in epigenetics.

Origin

From methyl + lysine.

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APA

methyllysine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyllysine

MLA

“methyllysine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyllysine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “methyllysine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/methyllysine.

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