lysopine

English

Etymology

From Blend of lysine +‎ octopine.

Noun

lysopine (uncountable)

  1. (organic chemistry) An amino acid, carboxyethyl-lysine, that is the lysine analogue of octopine
    • 2015 September 19, “Characterization of Flavin-Containing Opine Dehydrogenase from Bacteria”, in PLOS ONE‎, →DOI:
      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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