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Lysine vs Acetyllysine - What's the difference?

lysine | acetyllysine |

As nouns the difference between lysine and acetyllysine

is that lysine is (amino acid) an essential amino acid c6h14n2o2 while acetyllysine is (organic compound) any of several isomeric acetyl derivatives of lysine; they are formed in protein as part of epigenetics.

lysine

English

(wikipedia lysine)

Noun

  • (amino acid) An essential amino acid C6H14N2O2.

    • Synonyms

    * Lys

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    acetyllysine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia acetyllysine) (en noun)
  • (organic compound) Any of several isomeric acetyl derivatives of lysine; they are formed in protein as part of epigenetics