Lysopine

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Noun
  1. 1
    An amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine uncountable

    "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 )."

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"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 )."

Etymology

From Blend of lysine + octopine.

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