| Term Name: | lysine |
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| Synonyms: | 2,6-diaminohexanoic acid, alpha,epsilon-diaminocaproic acid, K, LYS, Lysin, lysine |
| Definition: | A diamino acid that is caproic (hexanoic) acid bearing two amino substituents at positions 2 and 6. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:25094] ( EBI ) |